On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 08:51:33 -0500, Margaret Suran
> wrote:


>I noticed something else. Some of the large Chain Drug Stores, Rite
>Aid in this particular case, are starting to carry more dark chocolate
>items. Dove used to be the only ones until now, but yesterday I saw a
>whole bin filled with packages of Dark Chocolate Hershey Kisses for
>Valentine's Day. Hershey's Special, their dark chocolate is available
>in all the stores now, something that was not so just a short time ago.
>
>Is this happening only in the New York City area or did others notice
>it in their stores?

It is available in more areas, according to my travels. Granted, I am
not traveling to the hinterlands much, just the major metros.

I think part of it is driven by the broad success of higher priced
brands such as Dove & Scharffenberger in groceries and partly by the
Atkins craze, as darker chocolates have less sugar & seem to be the
"sneak treat" of low-carbers.

Boron