April 2003
Chocolate fantastic: Thorntons tour | |
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| | With Easter just around the corner, it's one of the busiest times of year at the Thorntons chocolate factory in Alfreton.
BBC Radio Derby paid a visit to watch the chocolate-making in action... |
| | | There are some people who would regard working at a chocolate factory as something of a dream job.
But aside from the inevitable nibbling on the odd choccy treat, the chocolate making process is a serious business indeed.
And at the Thorntons factory in Alfreton, workers are busy around the clock producing a myriad of chocolate eggs in numerous shapes and sizes to deliver to shops all around the country.
 Take a tour of the production line
So BBC Radio Derby's Shane O'Connor decided the production line would be an ideal place to present his programme from.
Shane was able to watch as the chocolate was made, then he tasted it in liquid form before it was moulded into an egg shape and packaged for delivery.
Win some Thorntons chocolate!
And also along for the ride was a group of children from St Martin's school in Alvaston who were able to see close hand how their easter eggs are made.
So watch and learn as we take you on a tour along the Thorntons production line as we reveal exactly how its easter eggs are put together.
Take a tour of the production line | | | |
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