A purple sweet potato drink with a Halloween motif. Yokohama’s craft chocolate specialty store VANILLABEANS “Chocolatte -Purple sweet potato x Halloween-” will be on sale from September 19th (Thursday)! *Chocolate Design Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 19, 2024
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A purple sweet potato drink with a Halloween motif. Yokohama’s craft chocolate specialty store VANILLABEANS “Chocolatte -Purple sweet potato x Halloween-” will be on sale from September 19th (Thursday)! VANILLABEANS, a brand operated by Chocolate Design Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Masahiro Otsuki, Headquarters: Yokohama City), will be offering a variety of seasonal chocolate drinks at participating brick-and-mortar cafes starting Thursday, September 19th. We will sell it. At our two stores in the Minato Mirai area, we will be offering original purple sweet potato and chocolate drinks inspired by Halloween on October 31st. In addition, the flagship store Minato Mirai Main Store also offers a cold frozen sweet drink topped with purple sweet potato whip, which is perfect for the warm autumn sunshine in Minato Mirai.
* “Minatomirai main store” limited sweets drink *
* “Halloween Chocolappe” *
935 yen (tax included) Takeout available
A frozen drink unique to autumn, made with plenty of purple sweet potatoes. A blend of Ecuadorian cacao and Ghanaian cacao chocolate creates a cup with just the right amount of sweetness and the aroma of purple sweet potatoes. Under the whipped purple sweet potato, crushed cocoa cookies, which are also used in Chocolat, are added to add a crunchy texture. It’s a sweet drink that’s only available now, chilled and served with autumn ingredients.
Store: Vanilla Beans Minato Mirai main store (Charer Kaigandori 1st floor) Release date: Scheduled from Thursday, September 19, 2024 to the end of October *Items may be temporarily out of stock or sold out early.
*Limited time drink available at 2 stores in Minato Mirai area* * “Chocolatte -Purple sweet potato x Halloween-” (Iced & Hot)* 825 yen (tax included) *In-store tax rate, takeout available
A mellow and gentle sweet chocolate that is perfect for autumn, made by blending purple sweet potatoes and our own white chocolate. The drink is topped with whipped cream and chocolate sauce. Cold iced comes with Halloween-themed chocolate.
Store:
・Vanilla Beans Minato Mirai main store (Charer Kaigandori 1st floor) ・VANILLABEANS THE ROASTERY (Yokohama Hammerhead 2nd floor)
Release date: Scheduled from Thursday, September 19, 2024 to the end of October *Each store may be temporarily out of stock or sold out early.
*About VANILLABEANS*
Signature product “Chocolat”
VANILLA BEANS, an international fair trade certified business and a member of the JICA Sustainable Cacao Platform, was established in 2000 and started selling through an online shop, and now also has brick-and-mortar cafes mainly in Minato Mirai, Yokohama. A craft chocolate specialty store from Yokohama. We started using fair trade chocolate in 2007, and are creating systems and projects that will bring smiles to everyone involved with chocolate, such as building an elementary and junior high school in Ghana. Currently, a cacao tree planting project is underway in the Republic of Ecuador, and in April 2024, we paid a courtesy visit to the Ecuadorian Embassy in Japan.
■VANILLABEANS brand site: https://gigaplus.makeshop.jp/cdcom/brand.html
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