Supply chain resilience is a concern for all manufacturers, regardless of the type of product they sell. And safety, especially food safety, is also a major concern. You only have to read the daily news story about a food product recall or check the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website to know the magnitude of the issue. Thankfully, there are few safety concerns or product recalls when it comes to chocolate—which should provide some comfort to insurance carriers whose clients produce candy, chocolate syrup and other delectable items.

Have you ever wondered which country’s citizens account for the highest chocolate consumption? If you guessed the U.S. — which celebrates Oct. 28 as National Chocolate Day — you’d be mistaken.

According to Statista, the winner is Switzerland, renowned for its exceptional chocolate. From all of those prism-shaped Toblerone bars in airport duty free shops across the world to the more local Cailler and Frey varieties, it should come as little surprise that Swiss people consume the most chocolate per capita of any country worldwide. Every year, the average Swiss person eats just under 20 pounds of chocolate. Neighboring Germany is also a nation of chocoholics with annual consumption per capita amounting to 17.4 pounds.

The Irish also have a sweet tooth and they tie for third with the United Kingdom at 16.3 pounds per year. The U.S. can’t compete with Europe in the chocolate consumption league and it’s barely in the top 10, coming in ninth overall—the average American eats about 9.5 pounds of chocolate each year.

Here are the top 10 countries that are the world’s biggest chocolate consumers.

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Source: Statista

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