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Endangered Species Chocolate celebrates hat trick with 2007 Veggie Award

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — VegNews, America’s premier vegetarian lifestyle magazine, announces Endangered Species Chocolate as the Veggie Award Winner for Favorite Chocolate for the third year in a row. With 20,000 readers voting for their favorite veg products, people, and places in nearly 50 categories, this annual survey is the largest of its kind in the world. The awards showcase the best of vegetarian in categories ranging from soymilk, veggie burger, and restaurant to celebrity, website, and even most veg-friendly city.

“Endangered Species Chocolate is a leader in the vegetarian industry and continues to develop high-quality veg products. We are pleased to honor your accomplishments with a Veggie Award,” said VegNews Publisher Joseph Connelly.

Endangered Species Chocolate has more than 25 varieties of chocolate; all are vegetarian and 15 are vegan. The company uses ethically traded, shade-grown cacao to make all-natural and organic chocolate bars, bite-sized chocolate treats, chocolate novelties, gift sets and baking chocolate. 10% of net profits are donated to help support species, habitat and humanity.

The VegNews Veggie Awards recognize excellence in the vegetarian industry. VegNews readers submit their ballots during the month of August, and winners are announced in the holiday edition of the magazine. The annual celebration of the best that veg living has to offer has become the most popular feature in the publication. The issue is available on newsstands everywhere and through the magazine’s website, vegnews.com.

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About Endangered Species Chocolate
Indianapolis-based Endangered Species Chocolate is fully committed to providing premium, all-natural ethically traded, naturally shade-grown, and kosher products, as well as products that are certified vegan and organic. To honor its core value – Reverence for Life – ESC confirms that all beans used in its products are purchased from small, family-owned properties where the income benefits the community. The company also donates 10-percent of net profits to help support species, habitat and humanity. The number one best selling brand of natural and organic chocolate in the natural food category, ESC offers more than 30 products.

VegNews, America's premier vegetarian lifestyle magazine, has a readership of 180,000 and is read around the world. Each issue is filled with the latest in vegetarian news, global events, tantalizing recipes, nutrition updates, hot new veg products, must-read books, celebrity buzz, and even vegetarian weddings.

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