Indians are partial towards desserts made from chocolates, finds out a food delivery application
The answer is chocolate! Whatever might be your question. When you are low or when you are happy. Whether it is Diwali or Valentines Day or Raksha Bandhan. So, it is ony fit that there is a special day for chocolate, which gives people around the world immense happiness. Since 7 July 2016 marked 466 years since chocolate was introduced to Europe, it was seen fit that this be adopted as International World Chocolate Day.
Research also suggests that the amount of chocolate sold in India ballooned by 13 per cent in 2016 partly because of the growing disposable income and young population’s taste for indulgence. Chocolate’s popularity has been attested to by Swiggy, the food delivery app as well. Their order analysis show that Indians are particularly partial towards desserts made of chocolate. Almost half of all dessert orders placed online (on Swiggy) are made of chocolate. In fact, 60 per cent of the top orders for dessert on the platform are chocolate based.
Death by chocolate, hot chocolate fudge, chocolate milkshake, chocolate brownie and chocolate truffle pastry. Women are 25 per cent more likely to order chocolate items online. Those in the age group of 18-24 order more chocolate items online. As for the cities, Mumbai leads the pack with the maximum chocolate sales.