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Swiss chocolatier under fire for branding ube chocolate ‘Bali-style’

A Swiss chocolatier was called out for using the Filipino term for purple yam in a product it described as a "Bali-style" confection. Lindt's German Instagram account released a video promoting its limited-edition "Bali-style Ube Cashew and Chocos," a chocolate featuring purple yam, cashew, coconut, caramel and vanilla.

Swiss chocolatier under fire for branding ube chocolate ‘Bali-style’

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A Swiss chocolatier was called out for using the Filipino term for purple yam in a product it described as a "Bali-style" confection.

Lindt's German Instagram account released a video promoting its limited-edition "Bali-style Ube Cashew and Chocos," a chocolate featuring purple yam, cashew, coconut, caramel and vanilla.

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A Swiss chocolatier was called out for using the Filipino term for purple yam in a product it described as a "Bali-style" confection. Lindt's German Instagram account released a video promoting its limited-edition "Bali-style Ube Cashew and Chocos," a chocolate featuring purple yam, cashew, coconut, caramel and vanilla.

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