Dane from the Business Opportunities Weblog brought my attention to the growth in the Chocolate business.

Chocolate has officially gone from sinful to unstoppable. In fact, trend-watching firm Datamonitor named chocolate "the new coffee" in a list of the top 10 trends to watch. But that's not all: Studies have come out demonstrating the health benefits of flavanoids often contained in Dark chocolate. Sales are soaring (dark chocolate sales were up 40 percent in 2006, according to Mintel International), and entrepreneurial opportunities are rich with promise. Via Entreprenuer

Entrepreneur quoted Mintel International saying dark chocolate sales were up 40 percent in 2006.

Combine a strong demand with health studies extolling the virtues of your product you got a hot business opportunity.

The Entrepreneur article titled The Sweet Success of a Chocolate Business has some good tips for starting a chocolate business and is worth a visit if you are looking seriously at this industry.