Chocolate, our favourite confection devoured by the whole world, has a long and interesting history that goes back thousands of years. The history of chocolate starts in the rainforests of the Amazon ...

which allowed for the mass production of hot chocolate. In 1828, Coenraad Johannes van Houten developed the first cocoa powder producing machine in the Netherlands. In honor of National Hot ...

Sicao Chocolate, Stewart & Arnold, Van Houten Professional, Van Houten, Van Leer Chocolates, Cabosse Naturals, D'Orsogna Dolciaria, Dings Décor, Le Royal, and La Morella Nuts names. In addition ...

Up until this point, chocolate had only ever been consumed as a drink. But things started to change in 1828. Coenraad van Houten from Amsterdam was the man who changed the game: he invented the ...