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Swiss chocolate (German: Schweizer Schokolade; French: Chocolat Suisse; Italian: Cioccolato Svizzero) is chocolate produced in Switzerland. Switzerland's chocolates have earned an international reputation for high quality with many famous international chocolate brands.
The Kohler chocolate factory was one of the first in Switzerland, shortly following that of Cailler.The first factory was created in 1830 by Charles-Amédée Kohler, and his brother Frédéric Kohler, sons of Amédée Kohler (1761-1833), a trader in colonial foodstuffs since 1793.
Cailler is a Swiss chocolate brand and production factory based in Broc.It was founded in Vevey by François-Louis Cailler in 1819 and remained independent until the early 20th century, when it associated with other producers.
In 1875, his son-in-law Daniel Peter had the idea of combining the chocolate with his neighbor Henri Nestlé's condensed milk to make milk chocolate.The companies of Peter and Charles-Amédée Kohler, which were already partners, merged with Cailler in 1911, then run by François-Louis' grandson, Alexandre-François-Louis Cailler (1866–1936), [8] to form the firm Peter, Cailler, Kohler ...
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, [a] doing business as Lindt, [4] is a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company founded in 1845 [5] and known for its chocolate truffles and chocolate bars, among other sweets. It is based in Kilchberg, where its main factory and museum are located. Lindt is one of the largest Swiss chocolate manufacturers.
Toblerone (/ ˈ t oʊ b l ər oʊ n / ⓘ TOH-blər-ohn, German: [tobləˈroːnə]) is a Swiss chocolate brand [1] owned by Mondelez International (originally Kraft Foods). It is produced in Bern, Switzerland, [2] and Bratislava, Slovakia. [3] Toblerone is known for its distinctive shape as a series of joined triangular prisms and lettering ...
The Suchard chocolate factory took off thanks to his son Philippe (1834-1883), then to his son-in-law Carl Russ (1838-1925), who ran the chocolate company from 1884 to 1924. [1] After Philippe's death in 1884 in Neuchâtel, his daughter, Eugénie Suchard and her husband Carl Russ-Suchard, took over the functioning of his factory. [ 2 ]
Charles-Amédée Kohler (born Charles-Gottlieb Kohler; 15 June 1790 – 15 September 1874) was a Swiss chocolatier and entrepreneur who founded Chocolat Kohler. He notably invented hazelnut chocolate, [1] in his factory opened in 1830 [a] in Lausanne. [3] [4] After his death the Kohler company continued in the Swiss chocolate industry.