TEP Talk: Do Sweet Tooths Prefer Milk or Dark Chocolate?
On National Milk Chocolate Day, we popped up at Technology Enterprise Park (TEP) to find out if community members prefer milk chocolate or dark chocolate.
In addition to providing our typical coffee and doughnuts spread, we also had two bowls of Dove’s individually wrapped (#becauseCOVID) milk and dark chocolates for patrons to choose from when conversing over which kind they desired more.
Well, the proof is in the (chocolate) pudding. Milk chocolate is clearly deserving of its own national holiday, as 64 percent of those polled preferred it over dark chocolate. However, there were definitely some sweet takeaways:
Vero employees seem to be the biggest chocolate enthusiasts at TEP, with a total of 13 votes, 8 of which were for milk chocolate
Abbott team members were completely divided, with four choosing milk chocolate and four choosing dark chocolate
Kemira folks were primarily team milk chocolate, with only one out of the five total votes being for dark chocolate
Two additional votes added to milk chocolate’s totals, though it was still strongly favored, regardless
We recognize that the National Confectioners Association created National Milk Chocolate Day (thankfully!), but who actually invented this delectable treat in the first place?
Records show that in 1879, Swiss chocolate manufacturer, Daniel Peter, worked with Swiss chemist, Henri Nestlé, to combine the newly invented powdered milk with chocolate liquor and thus, milk chocolate – today’s most common eating chocolate – was born.
DID YOU KNOW?
All milk chocolate made in the United States must contain at least 10 percent chocolate liquor and at least 12 percent milk solids.
For all the sweet tooths in our community, we’re curious – which type of chocolate do you prefer? Let us know in the comments below!