272610 Mon Nov 05 19:58:54 -0800 2001 10 28 Kosher 0 1434649 One of Chowhound's favorite chocolates is now certified kosher. The complete press release is linked below. Link: http://www.foodinstitute.com/nasft/pr/scharff.htm Mon Nov 05 19:58:54 -0800 2001 0 Melanie Wong 1 1434674 Good! I noticed that Fran's chocolates stopped carrying Kaf-K some time back. Nothing compares to Toblerone, of course. Thu Nov 29 17:55:47 -0800 2001 1434649 0 Lev N. Tien 2 1434676 I love Toblerone too, but you'll change your mind once you try this baby. Thu Nov 29 19:28:48 -0800 2001 1434674 0 Melanie Wong 3 1434679 Is Scharffen Berger Swiss? German? No matter how good the American chocolate, I always find the European (especially the Swiss and Belgian) are superior. Has something to do with the microgranularity produced by the machines...the Europeans make the microparticles smaller. Even though Godiva has an OU, you can tell the difference of the US-produced Godiva from the European chocolates. Will try Sharffen, it can't be too bad!! Fri Nov 30 15:29:33 -0800 2001 1434676 0 Lev N. Tien 4 1434681 This link to the company's site may interest you. Link: http://scharffenberger.com/virtual/melangeur/ Sat Dec 01 05:04:36 -0800 2001 1434679 0 Melanie Wong 5 1434694 The company sent me this info on how to tell if an unlabeled product currently on shelves has a hechsher: Some of the product now on the shelves were certified kosher before the labeling was ready. The best way to check is to record the batch number -- located inside the flap of the home chef baking bars, no batch numbers on the other products -- and send an email to bean2bar@scharffenberger.com about the specific item you're interested in checking regarding KSA status. You can also order directly from the website, www.scharffenberger.com or call 1.510.981.4053 and speak to someone in Customer Service at the factory. Mon Dec 10 10:29:17 -0800 2001 1434681 0 Lev N. Tien 6 2707091 now it's under the OU Fri Jun 29 12:23:51 -0700 2007 1434694 14568 alyssa 1 2707237 Here's a good place to review what my Opa sells; http://www.chocosphere.com/cgi-bin/webstore/web_store.cgi?page=/Products/scharffenberger.html note that O-U is only on a minority of products. Fri Jun 29 13:01:47 -0700 2007 1434649 85183 Joe Berger 2 2711690 I will be atrending the fancy food show next week and will find out what scharffen berger products are under the OU-my hunch is all of them since they were bought by hersheys Sun Jul 01 17:33:24 -0700 2007 2707237 14568 alyssa 3 2718215 alyssa, when you attend the show can you ask them when their 1oz bulk packaged products will get an OU on them? that's the best way to dose daily Flavonoids for heart health, and still get their product at a discount. also see if they have any "key code"s that will unlock additional discounts when ordering from their web sight. http://www.artisanconfection.com/products.asp?dept=6 another premium Kosher chocolate to consider is; Bonnat Chocolate from France Tue Jul 03 20:27:16 -0700 2007 2711690 85183 Joe Berger 4 2719488 happy to look for you Wed Jul 04 12:58:17 -0700 2007 2718215 14568 alyssa