Chocolate

chocolate history

By nikki4634
  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to

    chocolate

  • Mar 11, 600

    Mayans move to Mexico

    Mayans move to Mexico
    the Maya Indians move to Mexico and start establishing large cacao plantations
  • Mar 11, 1000

    cacao ascurrency

    cacao ascurrency
    The people of Central America began using cacao beans as currency.
  • Mar 11, 1200

    sweetened cacao

    sweetened cacao
    the Aztec's rule Mexico and using the taxed cacao beans create drinks which are then flavoured with flowers, vanilla and/or honey.
  • Mar 11, 1502

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    During his fourth voyage Christopher Columbus tastes chocolate.
  • Mar 11, 1519

    Hernan Cortez

    Hernan Cortez
    Hernan Cortez conquers the Aztecs and creates a cacao plantation in the name of Spain.

  • commercial beans

    commercial beans
    the first commercially grown cacao beans were shipped to Spain

  • solid chocolate

    solid chocolate
    the first solid chocolate in stick form was sold from a London ceffeehouse.

  • tables

    tables
    Monsieur Dubuisson invents a charcoal heated table for grinding cacao beans, making the process much easier.

  • US

    US
    for the first time chocolate was made in the US

  • machines

    machines
    Chocolate was produced by machine for the first time. It happened in Spain.

  • Steam power

    Steam power
    Steam power was used to grind cacao beans for the first time in England by J.S. Fry & Sons.

  • Cadbury

    Cadbury
    Cadbury came into being through a tea and coffe shop in England.

  • Hydrolics

    Hydrolics
    a hydrolic press was invented to grind cacao into power by Coenraad Van Houten.

  • milk chocolate

    milk chocolate
    milk choclate was invented by Daniel Peter

  • Conch

    Conch
    the Conch is invented by Rodolphe Lindt, it breaks down lumps to make smoother chocolate. it coinsides with Lindt creating his own smooth choclate brand.

  • Hershey

    Hershey
    Milton Hershey begins his foray into the world of chocolate

  • hersheys bars

    hersheys bars
    Hersheys create their first milk choclate bar

  • Cadbury

    Cadbury
    Cadbury creates their dairy milk chocolate

  • toblerone

    toblerone
    Theodore Tobler creates his unique triangular chocolate bar

  • Mars

    Mars
    the iconic Mars brand was created by Frank and Ethel Mars

  • MnMs

    MnMs
    the first MnMs were created through Forrest Mars merging with Bruce Murrie.

  • Nestle

    Nestle
    through merging with other choclate companies Nestle becomes the worlds largest chocolate manufacturer.