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Irish are mad for chocolate with highest consumption in the world

Ireland’s sweet tooth a selling factor for Britain

KERRY O'SHEA,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Monday, July 2, 2012, 8:23 AM

Updated Monday, July 2, 2012, 8:23 AM

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Irish are chocolate mad - kinds enjoying a chocolate fountain with all the trimmings

A new report by Food from Britain indicates that Ireland has the highest per capita consumption of chocolate in the world. Approximately 24.7 pounds of chocolate are consumed each year per Irish capita.

The Irish Examiner reports on Ireland’s staggering sweet tooth. The chocolate market in Ireland is valued at an impressive $677 million dollars, surely much to the delight of places like Butlers Chocolate Cafe and Lily O’Briens.

Ireland currently serves as Britain’s largest export market for chocolate. Sweets popular in Ireland like the British-made Kit-Kat bars help drive the business along.

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molliepmac | Jul 21, 2012, 01:34 PM EDT

Ciaradexy - Wrong again. Cadburys main factory is in Birmingham and well worth a visit to 'Cadbury World'. Also Cadburys make choc in Dublin and Kerry. Only one bar - an ex Frys choc bar is now made in Poland..when the Bristol factory closed. Thats the danger of trawling the net for your knowledge. Would agree the Cadburys made in Ireland is more creamy...when I visit and buy it as a member of the dreaded diaspora Ciara!! By the way surprised you have nothing to say about IMF and social welfare cuts??

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ciaradexy | Jul 03, 2012, 11:27 AM EDT

Cadburys is English NOT Irish and these days its made by Kraft in Poland.

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sirpeter | Jul 02, 2012, 07:23 PM EDT

connemaragirl.Yup!! It's the quality of the milk or should I say the quality of the grass the cows eat.Mild wet climate where the cattle can feed on fresh grass for 10 months of the year.Daisy the cow loves the fresh grass. ;))

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connemaragirl | Jul 02, 2012, 07:00 PM EDT

But Ireland has the best Chocolate in the world bar-none,,and Ive tried them all,just like their butter ,also the best coleslaw ,I don't know if its the dairy milk or what it is ?,

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Murph46 | Jul 02, 2012, 04:42 PM EDT

sirpeter -she already gets the Irish maidens prayer-Lord have Murphy on me!

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sirpeter | Jul 02, 2012, 03:17 PM EDT

Yeah! Murph.But she married you so I guess she wants more Irish in her :)) :)) :))

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Murph46 | Jul 02, 2012, 11:41 AM EDT

How can this be when my wife isn't Irish!

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