François-Louis Cailler
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François-Louis Cailler was the first Swiss producer of chocolate
.
He first tasted Italian chocolate at a local fair and spent four years in Turin
(Italy
) learning the art of chocolate making. When he returned to Switzerland
, he set up the first Swiss chocolate factory in Corsier, near Vevey
in 1819. In 1825, he opened a second factory, which he later sold to his son Julian and son-in-law Daniel Peter
.
His great innovation was the development of a smooth chocolate that could be formed into bars. This was a worldwide sensation.
In 1875, Daniel Peter
had the idea of combining the chocolate with his neighbor Henri Nestlé
's condensed milk to make milk chocolate. The Caillers and Peter eventually merged with the operation of Charles-Amédée Kohler
(the inventor of hazelnut chocolate) to form the firm of Peter, Cailler, Kohler. They were acquired by Nestlé
, which had become a manufacturing giant, in 1929.
In 1904, the branches were invented. These are sticks of chocolate. In 1937, the chocolate bar called Rayon was invented.
www.cailler.ch
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
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Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
(Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) learning the art of chocolate making. When he returned to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, he set up the first Swiss chocolate factory in Corsier, near Vevey
Vevey
Vevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne.It was the seat of the district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District...
in 1819. In 1825, he opened a second factory, which he later sold to his son Julian and son-in-law Daniel Peter
Daniel Peter
Daniel Peter was a famous Swiss chocolatier. He was the first person to make a milk chocolate bar, in 1875. M. Peter began his career as a candle maker in his native Vevey, Switzerland, but soon demand fell due to the emergence of oil lamps....
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His great innovation was the development of a smooth chocolate that could be formed into bars. This was a worldwide sensation.
In 1875, Daniel Peter
Daniel Peter
Daniel Peter was a famous Swiss chocolatier. He was the first person to make a milk chocolate bar, in 1875. M. Peter began his career as a candle maker in his native Vevey, Switzerland, but soon demand fell due to the emergence of oil lamps....
had the idea of combining the chocolate with his neighbor Henri Nestlé
Henri Nestlé
Henri Nestlé, born Heinrich Nestle , was a German confectioner and founder of Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company, as well as one of the main creators of condensed milk.-Birth:...
's condensed milk to make milk chocolate. The Caillers and Peter eventually merged with the operation of Charles-Amédée Kohler
Charles-Amédée Kohler
Charles-Amédée Kohler was one of the eminent Swiss confectionery manufacturers. In ca. 1830 he invented a hazelnut chocolate and opened a chocolate factory in Lausanne in the same year. In partnership with his son, Kohler manufactured this new speciality in Lausanne however Kohler factory...
(the inventor of hazelnut chocolate) to form the firm of Peter, Cailler, Kohler. They were acquired by Nestlé
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
, which had become a manufacturing giant, in 1929.
In 1904, the branches were invented. These are sticks of chocolate. In 1937, the chocolate bar called Rayon was invented.
www.cailler.ch
External links
- Cailler Profile - Chocolate Reviews