Daniel Peter was a famous Swiss chocolatier. He began his career as a candle maker, but soon demand fell due to the emergence of oil lamps. He invented the process of making milk chocolate in 1857. He had a problem with removing the water from the milk (which caused mildewing) and with the cooperation of Henri Nestlé, a baby food manufacturer, he was able to finally bring the product into the market in 1875, after seven years of working on it. Later, in 1879, … Wikipedia
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