Talk:Godiva (chocolatier)

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I don't know how to phrase this without getting into a choco-rant, but in my experience Godiva is a lot better at marketing and creating an exclusive image of itself than of actually producing high-quality chocolate. If you compare it to really high-quality producers like Valrhona and Michel Cluizel, the prices are quite high, and the chocoaltes they make are only high-quality if compared with the abysmally low quality of the average American chocolate bar. Compared to European chocoalte, Godiva is just slightly above average. Peter Isotalo 14:33, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Well the fact in the article that they're owned by Campbell Soup may very subtly point readers in that direction... 67.70.123.137 05:24, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
I found an article in the International Herald Tribune that mentions Godiva compared to Valrhona. I added some info on it and also compared with Michel Cluizel. I know this might be slightly subjective, but anyone who has ever tasted chocolate from the other two companies and compared it with Godiva will know what I mean.
Peter Isotalo 08:23, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Edits by 65.90.202.11

What kind of idiot writes 'manufactured domestically'? Domestically to which country? Gene pool techician: time to clean out a few more AMERICANS.

To be honest, the stuff added makes this page look more like a Godiva broschure than an encyclopedia article. I'll highlight some of the less impartial phrases:

  • "one of the foremost chocolate manufacturers in the world"
  • "Godiva continues to be the leader in the premium confectionery category"
  • "Godiva Chocolatier offers a variety of the finest gourmet chocolates, truffles, coffee, cocoa, gift baskets, and more"
  • "not only superior to the competition" Liu Bei 21:08, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

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Yeah, remain neutral all right. As in 'domestically' refers to the country YOU are in, you TURD.

And anyway, you stole most of this from official marketing material by Godiva.

What a creep.

I agree. It sounds like a commercial.

Okay, I rewrote it to get rid of all the POV language and claims. I'd like to point out that I didn't include language like that when I originally created the article. I always try to maintain a NPOV, even on subjects which I am passionate about (which doesn't include Godiva). Read the new version, edit at your pleasure. :-) — Frecklefoot | Talk 14:24, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Quality chocolate. --66.218.12.113 04:10, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Worth of their ice cream?

How much is a 12 pack of Godiva chocolate ice cream bars worth? And how about their other types of Ice cream? I mean the type that comes in small containers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.141.213.65 (talk) 01:44, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

...urp ... they are worth nothing; I ate the last one in the box. Deatonjr (talk) 18:51, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ülkir based in Turkey

I made a simple edit describing Ülkir as based in Istanbul. It otherwise isn't clear where the parent company is based. Also, I don't know much about ülkir besides what is on the wiki article. Are there other companies underneath the Yildiz umbrella, maybe enough to warrant an article; it is, after all, a holding company. Deatonjr (talk) 18:49, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

It is "Ülker", not "Ülkir". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.214.203.150 (talk) 17:27, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Godiva using child labor chocolate

Any truth to Godiva using West African chocolate: [1]? 67.188.36.75 (talk) 07:04, 18 February 2008 (UTC)