世界首個駱駝奶巧克力品牌問世

Dubai's Al Nassma, the world's first brand of chocolate made with camels' milk, plans to expand into new Arab markets, Europe, Japan and the United States, its general manager said Tuesday.

Martin Van Almsick said the United Arab Emirates company planned to enter Saudi Arabia first, followed by Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the United States within the next few months.

The company plans to enter the Saudi market in a month through a partnership with a Jeddah-based distributor, said Van Almsick, adding the company plans to deliver the first ton of chocolates to Saudi Arabia soon.

Al Nassma is also in talks with British department store Harrods and San Francisco's Chocolate Covered to sell its products.

Al Nassma was formally established in October last year and aims to produce 100 tons of premium camels' milk chocolate a year.

In partnership with Austrian chocolate maker Manner, Al Nassma manufactures the end product at its Dubai facility.

With 3,000 camels on its Dubai farm, the company sells chocolates through its farm-attached store as well as in luxury hotels and private airlines. It plans to launch an online shopping facility within a month, Van Almsick said. The farm is controlled by the Dubai government.

The company is set to open its second store in the UAE in one of Dubai's large malls and is in talks with mall operator Majid Al Futtaim and others, he said.

"We aim to be the Godiva of the Middle East," Van Almsick said in an interview. "It's a luxury product, so we will never be in supermarkets. The plan is to be in one mall in each UAE city."

Al Nassma is also looking at the possibility of setting up a store in Japan, where demand for the product is high, he said.

All chocolates are produced without preservatives or chemical additives with a range of locally popular spices, nuts and honey, the company says.

Camel milk contains five times more vitamin C than cow milk, less fat, less lactose and more insulin, making it a good option for diabetics and the lactose intolerant, Van Almsick said.

阿聯酋國家迪拜的Al Nassma是世界上第一個用駱駝奶製作巧克力的品牌，該公司總經理本週二表示計劃向阿拉伯、歐洲、日本和美國拓展新市場。

馬丁•凡•阿爾姆西克稱該公司計劃先進入沙特阿拉伯市場，隨後幾個月再進軍巴林、卡塔爾、科威特和美國市場。

凡•阿爾姆西克說，公司計劃通過和總部在吉達的經銷商合作在一個月內打入沙特阿拉伯市場，並計劃很快將第一噸巧克力運往沙特阿拉伯。

同時，Al Nassma公司正與英國哈羅德百貨公司和舊金山的Chocolate Covered商談產品銷售事宜。

Al Nassma公司於去年十月正式成立，其目標是每年生產100噸優質駱駝奶巧克力。

Al Nassma和奧地利巧克力生產商瑪納合作，在迪拜當地的工廠生產成品。

該公司在迪拜的農場擁有3000只駱駝，通過農場邊上的商店、豪華旅館和民營航空公司來銷售巧克力。凡•阿爾姆西克表示，公司計劃在一個月內創建一個在線購物平臺。其駱駝農場屬迪拜政府管轄。

他說，公司正準備在阿聯酋開第二家店，地點選在迪拜的一個大型購物中心，目前正在和購物中心的運營商馬基德•阿爾•富泰姆等人洽談。

凡•阿爾姆西克在接受採訪時表示，“我們有志成爲中東的高迪瓦巧克力品牌 。它是一種奢侈品，所以不會在超市銷售。我們的計劃是阿聯酋每個城市都有一家購物中心銷售我們的巧克力。”

他說，Al Nassma也在尋求機會在日本開一家商店，那裏對該產品的需求比較高。

該公司稱，所有的巧克力在生產中均未添加防腐劑和化學添加劑，只是加入了一些當地常用的香料、堅果和蜂蜜。

凡•阿爾姆西克說，駱駝奶所含的維生素C是牛奶的五倍，低脂肪、低乳糖和高胰島素，因此很適合那些糖尿病患者和乳糖不耐症患者飲用。

Vocabulary:

United Arab Emirates: 阿拉伯聯合酋長國，簡稱“阿聯酋”

premium: 優質的，高價的

Godiva: 高迪瓦巧克力，起源於比利時布魯塞爾，1926年由比利時人、巧克力大師Joseph Draps一手創辦，並以傳說中尊貴的Godiva夫人命名，至今已有超過75年曆史。自1968年起，Godiva成爲比利時皇室御用的巧克力品牌。高迪瓦的產品分佈於全球，主要生產線在比利時及美國。

lactose intolerant: 乳糖不耐症，又稱乳糖消化不良或乳糖吸收不良，是指人體內不產生分解乳糖的乳糖酶的狀態。主要症狀爲攝入大量乳糖後產生腹瀉、腹脹症狀。