| |  | 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 was the first Swiss producer of chocolate. He first tasted Italian chocolate at a local fair and spent four years in Italy l... |  | Jean-Antoine Brutus Menier was a French entrepreneur and founder of the Menier family of chocolatiers. Born in Germain-de-Bourgeuil,... |  | Emile-Justin Menier (May 18, 1826 - February 17, 1881) French pharmaceutical manufacturer, chocolatier, and politician, was born in Paris. In 1853,... |  | Coenraad Johannes van Houten (March 15 1801, Amsterdam - 1887, Weesp) was a Dutch chocolate maker known for introducing a method for pressing the... | | | Leonidas Daskalidès was a Greek chocolate manufacturer, founder of the famous Leonidas company in Belgium. Leonidas is a chocolate maker based in B... |  | 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 Florent Menier was a French businessman and municipal politician who was a member of the prominent Menier family of chocolatiers.... |  | Pierre Paul Caffarel (1801 Turin - 1871 Turin), Italian entrepreneur who created the chocolate company of Caffarel. In 1826 Caffarel purchased a... |  | Klaus Johann Jacobs (born in 1937) is a Bremen-born billionaire who lives in England and has Swiss citizenship. He attended the University of... | |
