Ausfoodnews reports that" chocolate sales around the world have busted through the recession, as consumers looked to comfort food to overcome their economic worries". The article states that:
"In China and the Ukraine-two countries not necessarily recognized for their rampant chocoholic populations-chocolate confectionery sales rose 18% and 12%, respectively, this year. Each country has seen steady sales increases since 2005 and Mintel predicts continued growth through 2013.
Other countries have also seen chocolate bars, bags and boxes flying off the shelves, albeit at lower rates. Brits drove their chocolate market up 5.9% this year, while Americans purchased 2.6% more chocolate than in 2008. Argentinean sales rose 1.8% from 2008, while in Belgium, a country that claims to produce some of the world’s best chocolate, sales increased by 3.2%".
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