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Aug 15, 1502
Chocolate comes to light
After an expedition to the Americas, Columbus brings back cocoa beans to Europe. -
Feb 9, 1519
Drinking Chocoate is the new craze
After bringing cocoa beans to Spain, the Europeans now have a high demand for chocolate and like to drink it either hot or cold. -
Chocolate is sweet
Dutch chemist, Coenraad Van Houten added salt to the mixture of chocolate to reduce its bitterness. -
Moldable Chocolate
Josesph Fry adds cocoa butter back to chocolate to make it moldable and delicious. Thank the lord. -
Easter eggs introduced to the world
Fry made the first ever chocolate easter eggs which were decorated by hand and would have been an absolute luxury that I would have sold my left arm for. -
The miracle that is Milk Chocolate is born
Daniel Peters revolutionalised the recipe of chocolate by adding powdering milk into the mix. This was the moment that the milk chocolate that we know and love was born. Thank you Daniel Peters! -
Cadbury mass produces easter eggs
Cadbury follows Fry's lead and starts making chcolate easter eggs, these too are made from bitter dark chocolate. -
Hersheys opened!
Milton S Hershey purchased chocolate processing equipment for the Worlds Columbian Exposition to later use for his own chocolate factory. -
Cadbury Chocolate Block is born!
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Cadbury supplied to the troops!
During the War, cadbury was redeveloped to withstand the hot conditions of the tropics so that when sent to the troops chocolate would not melt. -
Cadbury came to Australia!
As their first overseas factory Cadbury came to Hobart, Tasmania.reference:</a>http://www.moolollybar.com.au/blog/chocolate/short-history-cadbury-chocolate/
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Australians are chocolate mad
On average, Australians consume 5-6kg of chcolate per person, per year.
