Yes, I agree shelf life can be a problem, but we try to turn it around to work for us. We tell our wholesale customers (and prospective customers) that we are promoting chocolate truffles as a "fresh" product, not something that sits around on a shelf for months. For our customers, we make small batches and deliver often. We never recommend putting our truffles in a refrigerator due to picking up other smells, etc. We recommend they store our truffles like red wine, cool and dark (except for those on display). We're having some success with this "fresh food" idea, so it's working all right for us, and people think they're getting something special and out of the ordinary.
Good luck to you. |