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1502
Columbus Discovers the Cocoa Bean
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Period: 1502 to
Cocoa declared a national secret of Spain
Charles V of Spain declares Cocoa a national secret -
Defat process invented
Process to defat cocoa was invented by Coenraad Johanes van Houten, a Dutch chemist. -
Solid chocolate created
John Fry creates solid chocolate -
Hershey Kiss Introduced
The first Hershey Kiss chocolates hit store shelves -
M&M Chocolate no longer supplied by Hershey
M&M begins manufacturing their own chocolate rather than buying from Hershey. -
Mars and M&M merge
Mars and M&M companies merge -
Reese's Pieces Invented
The Reese's Pieces candy was introduced
