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1、RomanticChocolateByVivianWeeatchocolatewhenwewerechildren.Pralines,commonlyknownas"Belgianchocolates"or"chocolatebonbons"inEnglish-speakingcountries,arechocolatepiecesfilledwithasoftfondantcentre.TheywerefirstintroducedbyjeanNeuhaus,aBelgianchocolatier,in1912.9.Therehavealway
2、sbeenmanyformsandshapesinBelgianpralines.Theynearlyalwayscontainahardchocolateshellwithasofter(sometimesliquid)filling.Thefillingcanbebutter,liquor,nuts,marzipan,orevenadifferentkindofchocolate.Theyareusuallywrappedasagift.BelgianchocolateToday,Belgianpralinesarestillverypopu
3、larinBelgium,aswellasinothercountries.ThelargestmanufacturersareNeuhaus,Godiva,Leonidas,andGuylian.Godiva.GodivaChocolatierisamanufacturerofpremiumchocolatesandrelatedproducts.Godiva,foundedinBelgiumin1926,waspurchasedbytheTurkishHoldingowneroftheÜlkerGroup,onNovember20,2007.
4、1234.Godivaownsandoperatesmorethan600retailboutiquesandshopsintheUnitedStates,Canada,Europe,andAsiaandisavailableviaover10,000specialityretailers.introdactionGodivawasfoundedin1926inBrussels,Belgium,byJosephDrapswhoopenedhisfirstboutiqueintheGrandPlaceinBrusselsunderitspresen
5、tname,inhonourofthelegendofLadyGodiva.ThefirstGodivashopoutsideBelgiumwasopenedinParisonthefashionableRueSt.Honoréin1958.In1966,thecompany'sproductsreachedtheUnitedStates,wheretheyweresoldatluxurystripmalls.Thefollowingyear,itwaspurchasedbytheCampbellSoupCompany.In1972,thefir
6、stGodivaboutiqueinNorthAmericawasopenedonNewYork'sFifthAvenue.By2007Godivahadannualsalesofapproximately$500million.InAugustofthatyear,CampbellSoupCompanyannounceditwas"exploringstrategicalternatives,includingpossibledivestiture,foritsGodivaChocolatierbusiness";thecompanysaidt
7、he"premiumchocolatebusinessdoesnotfitwithCampbell'sstrategicfocusonsimplemealsGodivacontinuestoownandoperatemorethan450shopsworldwide.11ThecompanyissuessixseasonalmailordercatalogsayearintheUSAandalsoacceptsonlineandtelephoneordersfortheirproducts.Godivachocolatearealsosoldin
8、localmallsandminishops.PralinHeart,DarkChocolateMousse,Chestnut,Ivor
