M4E #44: How the Lindt chocolate bunny is made
It’s been some time since we reviewed a food sector process (more specifically since M4E #8!). How many of you have tasted the famous Lindt chocolate bunny? Have you ever wondered how they are made? Find it in the following video from Lindt!
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Lindt is a Swiss company with almost 200 years of history. The brand was founded by Rodolphe Lindt, who invented the conching machine, a novel process that allowed to create smoothest melted chocolate with more consistence and without undesired aromas. This process is not yet fully comprehended. If you are interested you can read more about conching here.
Sustainability is quite important for Lindt, check some facts about their sustainability plan in the following link.
Do you spot in the video activities that could be digitized? What do you think about an electronic nose for quality tests? An electronic nose is a sensing device that allows to detect odors and even flavours, something that as you can imagine and see in the video is quite important in chocolate manufacturing.