Brooklyn, NY – Caramel, which some believe dates back to 1000 AD (and comes from “kurat al milh” or “sweet ball of salt”) is one of the most popular flavors in the world – as is chocolate. So it makes sense that Valrhona, makers of one of the finest chocolates in the world, brings chefs and chocolatiers another innovation by marrying these flavors in a unique way. Introducing the new Caramélia milk chocolate couverture.

Unlike caramel-flavored milk chocolates made with caramelized sugar, Valrhona’s Caramélia uses genuine dairy-based caramel (from real skim milk and butter) as a main ingredient. The result is a particularly silky smooth milk chocolate that maintains a clear cocoa note woven together with vibrant hints of caramel.

Valrhona brings the same rich history, know-how and creative flair to their already impressive family of fine milk chocolate products. The popular Tanariva, made from Madagascar beans, offers the milkiest of them all. Jivara, with its hints of malt and vanilla notes, is also ideal for many culinary creations. The recently introduced Orizaba with its more intense milk notes is now joined by Caramélia, the newest Valrhona milk couverture, which has already been causing quite a buzz in its initial trials.

Together, Valrhona once again puts a broad palate of chocolates in the hands of pastry and chocolatiers that broadens the scope and possibilities to apply to their creative arts.

About Valrhona

Valrhona’s hard-earned traditional know-how dates back to its founding by a pastry chef in Tain l’Hermitage in the Rhone Valley, France in 1922. The pillars of Valrhona’s philosophy are the uncompromising commitment to quality and innovation as well as community and environmental stewardship. In other words; what benefits the chefs, the consumers, the workers, the farmers, and the planet, benefits us all. This ingredient is in every aspect of the brand’s production from farm-to factory–to chocolate lover.

Valrhona chocolate is available at the new online boutique, www.valrhona-chocolate.com, and at select retail shops.