How Did I Get Here

Chocolate...

This blog that I'm going to share is all About Chocolate.

I'm a regular reviewer of products and services provided by Taskspotting.

TaskSpotting is an app that lets smartphone users look for "missions" in a nearby location using GPS for companies seeking data collected by the end-user. With 300 missions online so far, each mission lists tasks to places consumers frequent.

One of their clients is a well-known manufacturer of chocolate products- THE MARS GCC.

One of the highlighted products was the Galaxy Chocolate Minstrels and Ripple.

Taskspotting offered to review the product by sending the chocolates to me.

I received the product. Do the unboxing, taking pictures, and giving feedback like how it tastes, the appearance, and the packaging. Same procedure as usual. This has happened a month ago.

Again. I received an email from Taskspotting saying that I was chosen to be one of the people to visit MARS GCC. To make a "signature creation" of my own Galaxy chocolate!

Now that's sweet!

Okay...

Taskspotting in coordination with MARS GCC provided me a gate pass for me to enter the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority also known as JAZFA. It will take one day for the gate pass to be released.

Moment of truth.

Well, I'm here now!

Hello, Mars! :)

The Office of MARS GCC FZE

It is very strict in the JAFZA that taking photographs is not allowed.

I love what the lobby looks like. Very simple and the wall? It's written the 5 Things that the company always does to its people, consumers, and the product. It's similar to vision and mission perhaps? And of course the pictures of M&M's mini Camel wrapped into a packaging of Snickers, bounty, and other Mars products. I want to take a selfie but... You know it's not allowed. #Sad

There was a beverage machine as well in which you could choose any of the beverages that you wanted to drink. I choose the espresso. Other options were Galaxy Chocolate and more. Pretty cool.

I cannot take a picture of the lobby because it is not allowed. Again. #Sad

We're only 3 people invited. Supposed to be it was 4 including my friend but for some reason, she did not make it.

Four people from the Mars Team assisted us during the entire session. One of them is Mr. Yann Hocquel a Galaxy Product Innovation Scientist on Mars.

He introduced and discussed the history of chocolate, how the chocolate was made, and how they processed it. Stuff like that.

Very informative indeed. After a few minutes of discussion. We started to create our own signature creations.

One of them assisted us in preparing the molder, the toppings, and the liquid chocolate.

The more the better :)

There is a mini tempering machine where we can get the liquid chocolate.

"Mini Tempering Machine"-or a jargon buster. As far as I understand. It's a small machine that liquid chocolate is stored inside, swirling, and comes out into a faucet a shape preset with a required temperature. Then the cycle repeats itself. Of course, there is a purpose why they kept it there.

Check out this link. "What is a tempering machine" for your reference. :)

Let's do this!!