Major Events in the History of Chocolate

By nskhalaf
  • Jan 1, 1528

    Cocoa Beans to Spain

    Cortès presented the Spanish King, Charles V, with cocoa beans from the New World.

  • First Machine

    The first machine-made chocolate is produced in Barcelona.

  • Manufacturing

    Antoine Brutus Menier built the first industrial manufacturing facility for chocolate.

  • First Milk Chocolate

    Daniel Peter from Switzerland puts the first milk chocolate on the market.

  • Conching is Created

    Rodolphe Lindt invented "conching", a means of heating and rolling chocolate to refine it.

  • Beginning of Filled Chocolate

    Jules Sechaud from Switzerland introduced the process for filling chocolates.

  • NYCE Created

    The New York Cocoa Exchange was created to allow for transactions to take place.