Daniel Peter

male, deceased (1919)
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...

François-Louis Cailler

male, deceased (1852)
François-Louis Cailler was the first Swiss producer of chocolate. He first tasted Italian chocolate at a local fair and spent four years in Italy l...
Antoine Brutus Menier

Antoine Brutus Menier

male, deceased (1853)
Jean-Antoine Brutus Menier was a French entrepreneur and founder of the Menier family of chocolatiers. Born in Germain-de-Bourgeuil,...
Coenraad Johannes van Houten

Coenraad Johannes van Houten

male, deceased (1887)
Coenraad Johannes van Houten (March 15 1801, Amsterdam - 1887, Weesp) was a Dutch chocolate maker known for introducing a method for pressing the...
Emile-Justin Menier

Emile-Justin Menier

male, deceased (1881)
Emile-Justin Menier (May 18, 1826 - February 17, 1881) French pharmaceutical manufacturer, chocolatier, and politician, was born in Paris. In 1853,...
Henri Menier

Henri Menier

male, deceased (1913)
Henri Emile Anatole Menier (July 14, 1853 - September 6, 1913) was a French businessman and adventurer and a member of the Menier family of...

Antoine Gilles Menier

male, deceased (1967)
Antoine Gilles Florent Menier was a French businessman and municipal politician who was a member of the prominent Menier family of chocolatiers....
Pierre Paul Caffarel

Pierre Paul Caffarel

male, deceased (1871)
Pierre Paul Caffarel (1801 Turin - 1871 Turin), Italian entrepreneur who created the chocolate company of Caffarel. In 1826 Caffarel purchased a...
Klaus Johann Jacobs

Klaus Johann Jacobs

male, 72 years old
Klaus Johann Jacobs (born in 1937) is a Bremen-born billionaire who lives in England and has Swiss citizenship. He attended the University of...

Leonidas Daskalidès

male
Leonidas Daskalidès was a Greek chocolate manufacturer, founder of the famous Leonidas company in Belgium. Leonidas is a chocolate maker based in B...