Megabytes by John & Sally McKenna October 2001
Choc Nation, Choc World
Anne Rudden's Aine chocolates could get by on wit alone, for their handsome packaging in their pretty little black box is a true treat, with each choccie space in the box framing a little picture, including one of Anne herself. But, wit is what you get along with the most scrummy chocs money can buy: these are real beauties and if you sit down with them to read the latest Bridget Jones novel, then you will find they tend to have disappeared seemingly without you noticing it. V. good. Superb chocolate making skills, and Aine is a brand to watch.
Pure indulgence is a very healthy thing for us all, but pure indulgence which also serves a good cause is a pretty ace concept. So, go straight to chocaid.com, and check out one of the smartest ideas we have come across in a long time. The concept behind chocaid is simple: Gwenn Clayton reckoned that everyone who enjoyed the indulgence of good Belgian chocolate would also like to help people who dream not about chocolate, but about clean water and enough food to eat. So, for every chocaid globe or other gift you buy, 30% of the price goes to help projects overseen by Gorta.
And, when you get your chocaid gift, you visit the site, key in your gift code number, and you can choose which project you want your contribution to be directed to. Cool idea! So, go to chocaid.com and start sending chocolate globes to all your mates. Definitely the present of the season.
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