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South Australians Have Favoritisms

With the mere mention of chocolate, I could almost feel my mouth watering and my stomach rumbling. I may have exaggerated that a little bit, but you get the picture. I'm a self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, and chocolate never fails to sweep me of my feet. It's something I yearn for all the time, something I crave in the wee hours of the night. Give me chocolate and you're sure to make me giddy.

However, despite my mad affection toward chocolate, I cannot single out each and every one of them. You cannot blame me for loving anything and everything about chocolate. I guess it's safe to say that I'm not the only one in this. As a chocoholic, I am most certainly aware of some flavors, shapes, and manufacturers. There are different and unique ways of processing them into becoming chocolates oozing with delight. Pardon me for being obsessed and indecisive, but I just want all of them. Well, not all of them, but most of them.
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Daintree Estates: Chocolate from Down Under

Daintree Estates"My dad makes chocolate" blurts out my 5 year old son to his school-mates at class assembly one morning.  I'm not sure if that makes me Willy Wonka or just a really cool dad.  But launching a brand new chocolate company is no walk in the park.

My friends are a little less enthusiastic; "aren't there enough chocolates already?"  Their assumption is that we're trying to compete with the Cadbury's and Lindt's of the world by making something cheaper.  Truth be known, there isn't any margin worth getting out of bed for in supermarket chocolates.

So what would make me think I have a snowball's chance in hell at making any profit at all in the chocolate game?
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