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August 31, 2010 Chocomize Wins the Lottery
Just as I thought things were perfect, it turn out we won the lottery in Switzerland!
 I came into the office this morning, and as usual I checked my e-mail address. This was waiting for me in my inbox:
 SWISS LOTTO NETHERLANDS FRANCOSTRAAT 40, 3067DV, LAIDEN. NETHERLANDS
CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON 750,000 EURO
You have been awarded 750,000 Euros in the SWISS-LOTTO Satellite Software email lottery in which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by Software powered by the Internet through the worldwide website, your email address was amongst those Chosen this year for the SWISS-LOTTO Satellite lottery. And this promotional program is proudly sponsored by the SWISS-LOTTO organization.
Your email address attached to Ref number 5, 7, 14, 17, 18, 43 with Serial 10, and consequently won the lottery in the "A" Category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 750,000 Euros. Number 1979-12 drew the lucky Numbers 101979-12 drew the lucky Numbers please note that you are lucky winning number falls within our European Booklet representative. In View of this, your winning prize will be released to you by our fiduciary agent located In the Netherlands.
I couldn’t believe my luck! I had been so focused on making personalized chocolate bars that I didn’t even realize that I had entered the Swiss lottery. It turns out all I have to do to receive the funds is send them all our bank information and passwords so they can transfer me this large sum. I probably shouldn’t even be writing about this, but I’ve never been very good at keeping secrets and so I just had to share the news. I know what you guys are all thinking, now that you are so incredibly rich, will you still work at Chocomize? I didn’t get into the chocolate bar business to make tons of money (although if anyone wants to give me tons of money, like the Swiss lottery, I won’t complain) so yes I will still continue to work at Chocomize and make the best chocolate bars in the world. I might just actually get that chocolate river going in our factory. -Nick P.S. For anyone out there concerned that I actually believed this e-mail, rest assured I realize that it is spam. I just thought it would be fun to share that even we get these crazy’s e-mails…  Leave a Comment | Comments (0)
August 27, 2010 Favorite Combinations
1. Joe's bar
2. Salty Caramel
3. My Angel
4. Tropical Battle Royal
5. Happy Anniversary, Mom & Dad! Leave a Comment | Comments (0)
August 25, 2010 Ingredient List Update
 If you’re a true Chocomize fan you know that most of what is on our website has been voted, recommended, or added on by you guys. Do you think we could think of combining gushers and chocolate on our own? We recently had another contest to see which new ingredients we should add to our list. The first place winner, orange peel, blew the rest of the competition out of the water. The second place ingredient, pumpkin seeds, was a much closer race.Â
This is old news though, what new? We taste tested them (we wouldn’t add anything we didn’t think was delicious…ok I’m not a big fan of wasabi peas, but we do only add the best quality ingredients) and added them to the website! Both make for incredible additions to your custom chocolate bar. So far orange peel, strawberries, and pecan halves have (say that ten times fast) been very popular. Someone even named an ‘Orange Bar’: Orange Bar Candy: Pop Rocks Pumpkin seeds and raisins have also been pretty popular. It definitely puts you in the fall mood! Anyways, thanks to all our fans for helping us find these great additions, and let us know what you think would go well with the new ingredients. -Nick Leave a Comment | Comments (0)
August 23, 2010 National Selection Regatta Wrap up.Chocomize had quite a weekend and showing at the National Selection Regatta (NSR.) As reported in the previous posts, many on the Chocomize team are also rowers (we have to burn off all that chocolate somehow.) This weekend witnessed the finals of the NSR, and also the races were very exciting.
All of the Chocomize members reached the finals on Saturday morning, and everyone did really well! Sam Stitt placed second in the men’s heavyweight pair race, Jimmy Sopko and Will Daly placed third, and Nick LaCava and Anthony Fahden placed first. Check out all the pictures of the racing below, and make sure to look closely to see the Chocomize logo and the back of everyone’s jersey.
Now all five of the Chocomize rowers are going to compete for a spot on the 2010 National Rowing Team and hopefully a chance to go race in New Zealand at the World Championships. Â
Above, Will Daly and Jimmy Sopko in the back, Nick LaCava and Anthony Fahden up front. Â
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August 20, 2010 National Selection Regatta Day TwoGreat news! Chocomize advances to the finals of the rowing National Selection Regatta. Nick LaCava, Anthony Fahden, Jimmy Sopko, Will Daly, and Sam Stitt (chief chocolatier) have all advanced to Saturday’s finals. It’s unclear at the moment if their performance is due solely to having eaten tons of Chocomize chocolate, but we’re pretty convinced down here at the factory that it has had a large effect. Check out the pictures of some of the racing. Even though it's hard to tell, you can see the begining of the Chocomize logo on their backs. Will Daly and Jimmy Sopko are in the first picture, Nick LaCava and Anthony Fahden are in the second. Stay tuned to hear the results of Saturday’s racing!
And don’t forget to make your own custom chocolate bar at our creation station and support the rowers! Â
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August 19, 2010 Chocomize at NSR III
Chocomize was in full force today at the regatta, with four of its chocolatiers racing. Today was the preliminary racing. Sam Stitt (the tall guy in the middle) placed 7th in the men’s heavyweight pair, while Nick LaCava and Anthony Fahden (the two handsome gentleman to his left and right) placed 2nd and Will Daly and Jimmy Sopko (the scrawny looking guys on the ends) placed 1st in the men’s lightweight pair. Although Will doesn’t work at Chocomize (yet) he was willing to sport a unisuit with our logo on it. Â
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You’ll notice on the back of the rowing jerseys there is the Chocomize logo. We’re all big fans of rowing over here at the factory and think it’s great that we can have a presence at the NSR. We make sure to keep all the rowers well supplied when it comes to chocolate, and our bars are always a big hit when we show up with a box at practice. Â
More updates will come as the racing continues! Â -Nick Leave a Comment | Comments (0)
August 18, 2010 Charity Count
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August 16, 2010
Top Five Best Bars of the WeekNeed help coming up with some good ideas for your chocolate bar creation? Here are the five most delicious bars I think we made this week: 1. But You Don't Let Bees in Your House! 2. Healthy & Happy Mami 3. Cierra's Candy Bar 4. Catie's other birthday bar! 5. Dark Chocolate Leave a Comment | Comments (0) |
Things have been going pretty well down at the chocolate factory. We’re getting a lot of great press, our loyal fans are spreading the word about our delicious custom chocolate bars, and Eric gave me a hug this morning. 
We've had some pretty delicious combinations this week. Need some ideas other than our favorites? Check out what we think were the best combinations this week.
A lot of the people working and running Chocomize are rowers. Today was the first day of the National Selection Regatta (NSR.) The NSR is a regatta that qualifies rowers to make the United States National team. Rowers come from all over the country to race in Princeton, NJ with the hope of trying to represent the US at the upcoming world championships in New Zealand this fall.
To get ready for the big race, Sam Stitt designed a pretty formidable handlebar mustache which is definitely worth a shot out on this blog. Hopefully he'll have shaved it 
Great news! We recently broke the $2,000 mark on our charity count. As all our Chocomize fans know, a portion of every custom chocolate bar sold gets donated to one of three charities, and you the customer gets to choose which one. We’ve raised over $2,000, something we are very proud of. The money raised isn’t just from the proceeds, but also from extra donations that people have given. People have been extremely generous, sometimes giving ten, t
