Alex Rast wrote:

> In a larger sense, indeed, the whole chocolate industry is moving upscale.
> Commodity brands like Hershey's and Lindt are producing excellent chocolate
> and boutique brands are exploring new sources and showing off single
> varietals.

Lindt at least has had some pretty good dark chocolate for some time,
unlike Hershey's.

I guess I'm a little spoiled because there are enough stores around here
that carry really good chocolate that I don't have to settle for any of
the waxy generic crap that Hershey's, Nestles, and Girardelli sell for
the most part.