1585 ⟶ First Recorded Commercial Shipment of Chocolate to Europe

First recorded commercial shipment of chocolate to Europe, i...
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-1900
1585
1764

🍫 Chocolate drinks appear among Mokaya and Pre-Olmec people

Evidence of chocolate drinks in Mokaya and other pre-Olmec people.⟶
Chocolate drinks appear among Mokaya and Pre-Olmec people (-1900)
BeveragesChocolateMokayaPre-OlmecCacaoAncient MesoamericaOrigins
MexicoMexico

🍫 First Recorded Commercial Shipment of Chocolate to Europe

First recorded commercial shipment of chocolate to Europe, in a shipment from Veracruz to Seville⟶
First Recorded Commercial Shipment of Chocolate to Europe (1585)
ChocolateVeracruzSevilleTradeEarly Modern PeriodCommercializationCacaoSweets
SpainSpainMexicoMexico

🍫 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⟶
Baker's Chocolate Company Origins (1764)
ChocolateBaker's Chocolate CompanyJohn HannonJames BakerCommercial Production18th CenturySweetsBrand
United StatesUnited States