Diwali is a synonymous with sweets and other delicacies. But with the changing trend, increasing numbers of people are preferring chocolates intead of traditional sweets.
The trend of gifting attractively packed chocolate packs to the near and dear ones has increased in popularity in Dehradun.
Attractively packaged chocolate hampers in different shapes and sizes have been introduced in the market to meet the demand for such items. These chocolate gifts are available in different packs including kids pack, small pack, family pack, mixture pack, basket and trolley packs
especially for kids. The contents of these packs also differ according to their sizes. The mixture and family chocolate packs include varieties of items like cashew, juice, biscuits, chocolates, chips, choco-pie, cakes and other items.
Shopkeepers have designed the kids' gift pack keeping in mind the taste and choices of children. Their favourite chocolates, instant noodles, juices and ice-cream cubes are included in these gift hampers. Specially designed basket packs wrapped in golden nets and laces are attracting customers, said Rajesh Mata of Janta Bakers at Clock Tower.
He added that these chocolate packs are in much demand due to their long shelf life. These chocolate gift packs are priced between Rs390 and Rs 195.
Tarun Gulati of Nanny’s Bakery said that homemade chocolates are preferred more than the branded chocolates nowadays.
Due to the wide variety of flavours, homemade chocolates are gaining much popularity among customers.
According to Gulati, selected ingredients which brought from Delhi are used in these homemade chocolates.
These homemade chocolates are available in various flavours like assorted, rose, mint, fruits and other. Roasted almond coated with dark chocolate, roasted cashew, nuts coated with chocolate flavours are popular among the customers.
“I like the teddy choco pack most and would gift it to my friends this Diwali”, said Gargi Sanyal a class XII student. Megha Chaudhary and Riju Kukreti, graduation students at SGRR College, who are also best friends, said that they would be gifting basket chocolate hampers to each other this Diwali.