Comments on: Chocolate: What not to nibble http://greenlagirl.com/chocolate-what-not-to-nibble/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:59:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/chocolate-what-not-to-nibble/comment-page-1/#comment-14130 Siel Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:39:45 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/09/24/chocolate-what-not-to-nibble/#comment-14130 Cybele -- Yr so fucking knowlegeable about candy it scares me. I'm not worthy! mayumi -- I hear ya -- But dude, once you try some of the yum FT chocos, you won't go back. The main prob right now's that they're not as easily grabbable as the Crunches of the world -- Cybele — Yr so fucking knowlegeable about candy it scares me. I’m not worthy!

mayumi — I hear ya — But dude, once you try some of the yum FT chocos, you won’t go back. The main prob right now’s that they’re not as easily grabbable as the Crunches of the world –

]]> By: mayumi http://greenlagirl.com/chocolate-what-not-to-nibble/comment-page-1/#comment-14080 mayumi Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:27:36 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/09/24/chocolate-what-not-to-nibble/#comment-14080 ....and its such a shame, because im' such a chocoholic and i crave Nestles' crunch everynow & then! okay, i'm not buying anything from those companies this halloween! thanks for writing about this. ….and its such a shame, because im’ such a chocoholic and i crave Nestles’ crunch everynow & then! okay, i’m not buying anything from those companies this halloween! thanks for writing about this.

]]> By: cybele http://greenlagirl.com/chocolate-what-not-to-nibble/comment-page-1/#comment-13995 cybele Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:47:57 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/09/24/chocolate-what-not-to-nibble/#comment-13995 Just to clarify, Bean ... when you say Smarties, I'm guessing you mean the UK/Canadian chocolate candies that resemble M&Ms. The Smarties sold in the US are made by Ce De candies (still an independent company). Other UK/Canadian/Mexican/Australian candies that folks might run across that are made by Nestle are Carlos V, Violet Crumble, Lifesavers (overseas), Aero, KitKat, Lion & Coffee Crisp and Baci. Just to clarify, Bean … when you say Smarties, I’m guessing you mean the UK/Canadian chocolate candies that resemble M&Ms. The Smarties sold in the US are made by Ce De candies (still an independent company).

Other UK/Canadian/Mexican/Australian candies that folks might run across that are made by Nestle are Carlos V, Violet Crumble, Lifesavers (overseas), Aero, KitKat, Lion & Coffee Crisp and Baci.

]]> By: bean http://greenlagirl.com/chocolate-what-not-to-nibble/comment-page-1/#comment-13977 bean Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:46:21 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/09/24/chocolate-what-not-to-nibble/#comment-13977 I am a contractor at the Nestle HQ in Glendale. I'll start you off with a list of Nestle brands you can start avoiding. Crunch, Butterfinger, Smarties, anything Wonka, Nescafe, Taster's Choice, Nestea, Nesquick, Carnation, Coffee-Mate, Good Start, Buitoni, Maggi, Arrowhead, Ozarka, Perrier, S.Pellegrino, Purina, Powerbar, Dreyer's, Juicy Juice, Stouffer's/Lean Cuisine, and Hot Pockets.. just to name a few. Not to mention we are also associated with L'Oreal. It's hard for me to imagine anyone consciously purchasing cocoa from plantations that use forced child labor just to save a few bucks. Would it be naive of me to think that Nestle is trying to do something to improve the situation there? ... I suppose it is. I'm glad there are blogs like yours that are informing people of what's going on, I don't think I would have known otherwise. Hopefully it will force corporations like Nestle to be more accountable for their actions, even if it is something they are not directly responsible for...or you could just give me some names and I can "take care" of things from the inside. ;P I am a contractor at the Nestle HQ in Glendale. I’ll start you off with a list of Nestle brands you can start avoiding. Crunch, Butterfinger, Smarties, anything Wonka, Nescafe, Taster’s Choice, Nestea, Nesquick, Carnation, Coffee-Mate, Good Start, Buitoni, Maggi, Arrowhead, Ozarka, Perrier, S.Pellegrino, Purina, Powerbar, Dreyer’s, Juicy Juice, Stouffer’s/Lean Cuisine, and Hot Pockets.. just to name a few. Not to mention we are also associated with L’Oreal.

It’s hard for me to imagine anyone consciously purchasing cocoa from plantations that use forced child labor just to save a few bucks. Would it be naive of me to think that Nestle is trying to do something to improve the situation there? … I suppose it is. I’m glad there are blogs like yours that are informing people of what’s going on, I don’t think I would have known otherwise. Hopefully it will force corporations like Nestle to be more accountable for their actions, even if it is something they are not directly responsible for…or you could just give me some names and I can “take care” of things from the inside. ;P

]]> By: simon http://greenlagirl.com/chocolate-what-not-to-nibble/comment-page-1/#comment-13940 simon Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:51:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/09/24/chocolate-what-not-to-nibble/#comment-13940 ah yes Halloween another Irish tradition taken over by America. I mean pumpkins seriously people what are pumpkins :) ah yes Halloween another Irish tradition taken over by America. I mean pumpkins seriously people what are pumpkins :)

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