Dubai chocolate is being blamed for a global shortage of PISTACHIOS after TikTokers went nuts for the viral bars

found 2025 › Apr › 19 (Sat) @ 18:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The popular milk chocolate bar is filled with crispy knafeh, pistachio cream and tahini spread and was initially launched in 2021 by British-Egyptian entrepreneur Sarah Hamouda.

TikTok trend for ‘Dubai chocolate’ causes international shortage of pistachios

found 2025 › Apr › 19 (Sat) @ 15:55 UTC

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High-end bar with Middle East-style nut filling is rationed in shops as price of raw kernels surges

Product promotion on TikTok is now powerful enough to influence the vast agricultural economies of t…

Fort Kinahan: How cartel boss Christy Kinahan built villa like a fortress on Marbella's millionaires' row before fleeing for Dubai

found 2025 › Apr › 19 (Sat) @ 15:20 UTC

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EXCLUSIVE: Tucked away in a 'low-key' millionaire's row in Marbella, the terracotta mansion stands out for its state-of-the-art security.

Strictly's Wynne Evans 'jets off to Dubai with girlfriend Liz Brookes' amid shock sex toy scandal and submitting dossier of evidence to clear him of vile sexual slur and 'gropegate'

found 2025 › Apr › 19 (Sat) @ 14:10 UTC

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The opera singer, 53, has also reportedly submitted a dossier of evidence to clear him over a vile sexual slur he made about about host Janette Manrara.

Urgent warning over Dubai chocolate SCAMS: Greedy fraudsters are setting up fake websites to cash in on the viral craze - here's how to spot them

found 2025 › Apr › 19 (Sat) @ 12:20 UTC

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If you're desperate for a taste of the Dubai chocolate bar, experts warn to be on the lookout for scams cashing in on the craze.

Dubai chocolate sparks pistachio shortage as TikTokers go nuts

found 2025 › Apr › 18 (Fri) @ 20:40 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Global kernel prices surge by a third as demand for viral cream-filled bars strains supplies

Pair of Irish mothers who broke Covid rules during trip to Dubai for boob job during pandemic walk free from court - after judge rules they hadn't been told they could be punished for breaking quarantine

found 2025 › Apr › 16 (Wed) @ 08:20 UTC

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Kirstie McGrath, 34, and Niamh Mulreany, 29, both from Dublin were arrested upon their return from the United Arab Emirates on April 2, 2021.

London chocolatier takes inspiration from Dubai for luxury Easter eggs

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 15:10 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

One egg in particular, made with something known as 'Dubai chocolate', features a crunchy mixture of chocolate, pistachio cream and knafeh, a crispy filo dough that is better known for its use in bak…

Could the Dubai chocolate give you CANCER? Experts warn cheap versions of the viral sweet treat contain carcinogenic chemicals, palm oil and toxins from MOULD

found 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 09:55 UTC

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The exclusivity surrounding the 'Dubai chocolate' is leading to a chocolate black market, as manufacturers are producing cheap and dangerous knock-offs.

How Wingstop UK founder who grew up in Wingstop UK founder, 35, reveals the one 'life-changing' thing he did that set him on the path to £400m fortune

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 09:25 UTC

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Now living in Dubai, Tom Grogan told The Times this week how a quick Google search sparked an idea that saw him snapping up a business that he knew nothing about.