1764 ⟶ Baker's Chocolate Company Origins
Baker's Chocolate Company origins. John Hannon and physician...
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🍫 Baker's Chocolate Company Origins
Baker's chocolate Company origins. John Hannon and physician Dr. James Baker start importing cocoa beans and producing chocolate in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Originally "Hannon’s Best chocolate", James Baker bought the company in 1780, naming it Baker's chocolate Company⟶
ChocolateBaker's Chocolate CompanyJohn HannonJames BakerCommercial Production18th CenturySweetsBrand
United States🌾 King Arthur Baking Company Origins
King Arthur Baking Company origins. Originally founded in Boston, Massachusetts, by Henry Wood, an importer and distributor of English-milled flour. King Arthur-brand flour was introduced by the company in 1896.⟶
King Arthur FlourHenry WoodFlourBrand18th CenturyIndustryBakery
United States🍫 Menier Chocolate Company Founded
Menier Chocolate company (Chocolat Menier) founded by Antoine Brutus Menier as a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Paris, at a time when chocolate was used as a medicinal product⟶
ChocolatePharmaceuticalsIndustrializationConfectioneryBrand19th Century
France🍫 Lindt Chocolate Company Founded (Relocated)
Lindt chocolate company founded (date provided by the Lindt & Sprüngli company). David Sprüngli founded his chocolate company in 1836, moved it in 1845, and bought out Lindt's chocolate company (which Rodolphe Lindt had founded in 1879).⟶
ChocolateConfectioneryBrandLindt19th CenturyDavid Sprüngli
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