Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli is launching two chocolate bars under its Excellence brand in the US, having already released the products in the Australian market. Excellence Roasted Almond combines dark chocolate with slivered almonds. Excellence Black Currant contains dark chocolate with black currants and roasted almond slivers. “These new Excellence bars combine Lindt’s exquisite premium chocolate with the finest ingredients, providing chocolate lovers with two entirely... ...Read more »

A preliminary study by New Zealand company Plant & Food Research shows that natural chemicals from blackcurrants may help breathing in some types of asthma. Researchers found a compound from a New Zealand blackcurrant may reduce lung inflammation with a multi-action assault in allergy-induced asthma. The compound was found in laboratory experiments to enhance the natural defence mechanisms in lung tissue by both suppressing inflammation-causing reactions and minimising inflammation. The findings... ...Read more »