User:Virginiawaddell/Brookside Chocolate

Brookside Dark Chocolate is a brand owned by the Hershey company. The snacks offered consist of dark chocolate covered fruit flavours or nuts.

IMAGE 1 Below shows two of the products sold by Brookside Chocolate

IMAGE 2 To the right there is an image of unpackaged Brookside Chocolates

Products

 * Brookside Dark Chocolate Açai and Blueberry Flavours
 * Brookside Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Flavours
 * Brookside Dark Chocolate Goji and Raspberry Flavours
 * Brookside Dark Chocolate Blood Orange and Peach Flavours
 * Brookside Dark Chocolate Crunchy Clusters
 * Brookside Dark Chocolate Whole Almonds Dusted with Black Currant
 * Brookside Dark Chocolates Whole Almonds Dusted with Raspberry
 * Brookside Whole Almonds in Dark Chocolate
 * Brookside Whole Almonds in Milk Chocolate
 * Brookside Dark Chocolate Vineyard Inspired Merlot Grape & Black Currant Flavours
 * Brookside Dark Chocolate Vineyard Inspired Chardonnay Grape & Peach Flavours

Ingredients
Each individual chocolate ball is approximately 10 calories, making a serving size to be approximately 130 calories. The products are kosher, gluten free, and without artificial colours.

For example, below are the ingredients used for Brookside's Dark Chocolate Açai and Blueberry Flavours.

Dark chocolate [sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, milk ingredients, cocoa powder, lecithin (soy), salt, natural flavour], Sugar, Corm Syrup, Fruit Juice Concentrates (pomegranate, apple, raspberry, blueberry, cranberry, lemon juice concentrates), Maltodextrin, Deionized Apple Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavour, Pectin, Malic Acid, Canola Oil, AÇAI Puree Concentrate, Baking Soda, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Dextrose, Confectioner's Glaze. Allergy Information: May Contain Almonds.

Wine Pairing
Brookside Dark Chocolate Açai and Blueberry Flavours is recommended, by Brookside, to be had with a Merlot.

Company Information
Founded in 1986, Brookside has been improving their dark chocolate delights for the past 50 years. Originally, Brookside Chocolate was a privately owned business in Abbotsford, B.C., Canada. Brookside is apart of the larger brand, Hersey's. Brookside Dark Chocolate is certified kosher and, as well, are gluten free. The making of these delicious treats take place in facilities located in British Columbia and Quebec, Canada. Products are sold in Canada and the U.S.

IMAGE 3 shows a, now retired, Brookside production site in Abbotsford, British Colombia.

In December 2016 the majority of Production was moved to St. Hyacinthe, Quebec (75%) with the rest moving to Robinson, Illinois (25%).

Where To Buy

 * Amazon
 * Canadian Tire
 * Costco
 * London Drugs
 * Save On Foods
 * Target
 * Walmart