Belgian chocolatiers face up to changing tastes
- Published: 30 Dec 2012 at 10.46
- Online news: World
Belgium is rightly proud as producer of some of the world's finest chocolate but changing tastes and new markets in Asia and the Arab world are shaking up its somewhat predictable chocolate scene.
Laurent Gerbaud, one of the leader figures of the new generation of chocolate makers, at his workshop in the center of Brussels, December 12, 2012. Belgium is rightly proud as producer of some of the world's finest chocolate but changing tastes and new markets in Asia and the Arab world are shaking up its somewhat predictable chocolate scene.
"Belgian traditional chocolates? Some people still do them really well, such as the major brands," said Laurent Gerbaud, one of the new generation of chocolatiers trying to keep up with a discerning clientele.
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