Chocolate, but not as you know it...

We challenge you not to like our 50% less sugar hot chocolate

Mmmm, hot chocolate – our go-to comfort drink when it’s cold, rainy or we’re just having a bad day. If you think you don’t like hot chocolate, that’s because you’ve never tried ours. Many of the commercial powders are chalky and overly sweet, with any hint of chocolate hiding behind the milk. If you’ve tried that and hate it, then you’re clearly a chocolate connoisseur. Psst! Step this way…..we’ve got just what you need.

Our 50% Less Sugar Chocolate is perfect for ‘real’ chocolate lovers. In their raw form, cocoa beans are extremely bitter – in fact, the Aztecs called their cocoa drink xocolatl, which means ‘bitter water’ – and chocolate shouldn’t be too sweet. It contains a molecule called tryptophan which your brain turns into serotonin, the so-called happiness hormone. Serotonin releases endorphins, which give you a natural ‘high’. ?Not only is hot chocolate warming and soothing, but it can actually help to lift your mood.?

If you think that as coffee experts we don’t know much about hot chocolate, you’d be wrong! Cocoa beans need to be dried and roasted just like coffee to help develop those chocolate-y flavours. Our 50% Less Sugar hot chocolate has a higher cocoa content and – of course – less sugar so those complex flavours aren’t over-powered. Here’s why we think you’ll love it:?

·?????Did we mention? Less sugar and more cocoa.

·?????The intense taste means it’s a hit with chocolate aficionados

·?????Less sugar means fewer calories – and more taste per calorie!

·?????Not only will customers love it, retailers will too. The intense taste means a lower dosage per cup. You’ll use around 25% less powder per drink, so each bag will last longer.?

So if you like your chocolate to taste of chocolate (and not sugar or chalky milk) then we challenge you not to like this – it’s how chocolate should be.

We’re rijo42, the coffee (and chocolate!) people. If you’d like to embrace the real spirit of coffee with us, follow us on Facebook and Instagram or visit www.rijo42.co.uk to find out more.