Chinese chocolate printing
Chinese company, Wolfson, has conquered the limitations of chocolate’s liquid tendencies to create a printer capable of producing fine images using nothing but the sweet stuff. This year it will be offering beautifully boxed, personalised portraits as gifts under the brand name Euler’s Rose.
The company, founded by graduates of the University of Cambridge, returned to the UK in search of the ideal packaging for its innovative product, deciding on James Cropper’s cocoa papers for the in-box wrapping – a paper produced by recycling the cocoa shells discarded during chocolate production.
Developed in collaboration with international cocoa trade supplier, Barry Callebaut and launched in 2013, cocoa is part of James Cropper’s wide range of papers developed with sustainability-conscious customers in mind. The Cocoa Shell colour variant of the naturally pigmented stock for the chocolate photograph’s protective wrapper contrasts with the deep red tone of the outer box made produced using Colorplan Scarlet from G F Smith.
The precarious science of printing with chocolate involves bringing the three shades of confectionery to temperatures from 34-38°c, after which they will become too runny to form an accurate image. Such devotion to honing this craft has been applauded by James Cropper.
Chris Brown, commercial director, says: “It took James Cropper’s development team numerous trials to master the ability to incorporate cocoa shell powder into a paper that was ready for printing, food contact and it’s numerous other uses, but the perseverance paid off. We’re delighted that similarly tenacious and innovative entrepreneurs in China have found such a good use for the papers.”
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