Chocolate Is for Adults Too, Candy Maker Says

NEW YORK — An expert on chocolate consumption believes he knows why less chocolate is eaten by Americans than by Europeans.

“While per capita consumption has risen to about 10 pounds annually in the U.S., it still is below the chocolate-eating patterns in Europe because Americans were taught to believe chocolate is just for children. That is not the case in Europe,” said Gustaav Seewer, president of Huwyler Chocolatier of Switzerland.