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Blue Stripes and Nick DiGiovanni Break Guinness World Record for Largest Chocolate Bar Ever Made

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Blue Stripes and Nick DiGiovanni Break Guinness World Record for Largest Chocolate Bar Ever Made

Blue Stripes, a trailblazer in sustainable chocolate, and celebrity chef Nick DiGiovanni have officially broken the Guinness World Record for the largest chocolate bar.

The monumental chocolate creation, measuring an astonishing 416 square meters (27m x 15.4m), was unveiled in Ecuador, surpassing the previous record of 383.24 square meters set in the Netherlands in 2020. The record-breaking bar took 12 hours to assemble, with DiGiovanni and the Blue Stripes team connecting 20cm x 25cm chocolate squares using melted chocolate as edible “glue.”

The mission when embarking on this record-breaking achievement was to raise awareness about the global cacao crisis and inspire sustainable innovation in the chocolate industry. The project brings attention to the mission of Blue Stripes – using whole cacao to combat challenges faced by cacao farmers worldwide and creates a conversation on the potential of utilizing the cacao fruit and shell that is typically discarded during the traditional chocolate making process.

Ecuador, where Blue Stripes produces all of their whole cacao products and one of the world’s leading producers of cacao and innovator in the processing technologies of upcycling cacao fruit waste, provided a fitting backdrop to accomplish this milestone. Being able to achieve the record in this location honors the country’s rich cacao heritage and emphasizes the importance of supporting sustainable cacao farming practices globally. After the record was certified, the Blue Stripes team and DiGiovanni broke the bar into over 100,000 servings of chocolate and donated them to schools and community centers in Ecuador.

To celebrate the milestone and continue to raise awareness for the urgent need for sustainability in the cacao industry, Blue Stripes will launch a sweepstakes offering customers the opportunity to win a Blue Stripes Solid Gold Chocolate Bar worth $10,000 and a lifetime supply of Blue Stripes chocolate. The sweepstakes runs from December 10th 2024 to February 28th 2025 and purposely takes place during the holiday season when 65% of the year’s chocolate sales take place.

To see the short of the chocolate bar production, click here.

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