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1502
Cacao was discovered by Columbus
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1544
Benedictine monks bring cacao beans to Spain
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The First Chocolate House
The first chocolate house was opened in London -
Van Houten invented the 'cocoa press'
Dutch-process cocoa -
The First Modern Chocolate bar
The first modern chocolate bar was created by Joseph Fry -
The Fudge
The Fudge was invented on Valentines's Day in Baltimore, Maryland -
Hershey Kisses
The Hershey Kisses was introduced -
Godiva
The Godiva Chocolatier was founded in Belgium -
Mar's bar
The Mar's bar was created -
Largest Production
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) became the world's largest production and exporter of cacao beans used in chocolate
