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The Olmec Indians are the first to grow cocoa beans as a domestic crop.
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Christopher Columbus brings cocoa beans back from the New World.
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It becomes popular to drink chocolate worldwide.
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Dr. Fry invents the steam engine to grind cocoa beans for large scale manufacturing.
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François Louis Callier opens the first Swiss chocolate factory in Corsier.
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Ghiradelli discovers extracting cocoa butter from ground cocoa beans.
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Richard Cadbury creates the first heart shaped Valentine’s Day box.
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Daniel Peter and Henri Nestle create the Nestle company. It becomes the biggest chocolate producer worldwide.
