Lake Champlain Chocolates Introduces Valentine's Day Gifts For 2006

Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has introduced its Valentines Day line of retail products.

Burlington, VT (PRWEB) October 4, 2005 -- Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has introduced its Valentine's Day line of retail products. Made in small batches from Belgian chocolate and the finest all-natural ingredients, Lake Champlain Chocolates are carefully crafted by chocolatiers who are fanatical about creating chocolates with the honest individuality, charm, quality, and freshness which are synonymous with the spirit of Vermont. Maintaining its tradition of award-winning packaging, LCC again brings customers one-of-a-kind chocolate gifts for Valentines Day. The new gifts cross-merchandise well with flowers and champagne.

"Sales of chocolates on February 14th greatly exceed any other single selling day of the year," said Allyson Brown, Director of Sales. Knowing the difficulty of customizing gifts on such a busy day, retailers stock up on ready-to-give gifts like classic heart-shaped boxes."

Heart Shaped Boxes --
The luxurious assortment of twenty-two gourmet chocolates in the Grand Heart includes milk & dark chocolate truffles, raspberry creams, and caramels, all in a keepsake heart-shaped box tied with pink ribbon. The Sweethearts Assortment tucks eighteen sumptuous chocolates in two stacked trays. The Petite Heart Truffles box holds eight truffles. Six chocolates are nestled in the Small Heart Box. New this year, the Hearts Gift Box is more than 25 milk, dark, and dark mint crunch chocolate hearts wrapped in gold, red, and fuchsia foil.

Additional Gifts --
Five truffles fill the Valentine Truffles box. The delectable dark chocolate Raspberry Truffle Heart Throb is completely handcrafted. Additional products include Valentine Conversation Squares, Hearts Bags, Heart Pops, and new Raspberry Cream Hearts.

Lake Champlain Chocolates offers sweet indulgences that capture the essence of Vermont, the tradition of making fine chocolate, and the pride that goes into each bite. Preservative-free and Kosher-certified, Lake Champlain Chocolates are crafted in small batches from the finest quality Belgian chocolate and select natural ingredients including local Vermont cream, sweet butter, maple syrup, and honey. Lake Champlain Chocolates are available online at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com, toll-free at 1-800-465-5909, as corporate gifts & wedding favors, at three company-owned retail stores in Vermont, and nationwide at specialty food & gift stores and upscale hotels & inns.

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