| Chocolate Trivia | Chocolate Company | Date Started |
| An early form of this chocolate was scraped into hot water as a popular alternative to tea after the Boston Tea Party. | |
| This chocolate company was started in the UK by a young Quaker who ground his first cocoa with a mortar and pestle for chocolate drinks. | |
| After immigrating to the US in 1849, this chocolate maker tried a number of money making schemes before striking gold with chocolate. | |
| This Swiss chocolate maker invented the 'conche' to make 'melting chocolate'. | |
| This US company was created as a candy maker set out to make a sweet chocolate coating for his popular caramels. | |
| Although well-known for chocolate, this company started with dairy products for babies in 1866 and didn't experiment with chocolate until much later. | |
| This German company set out to 'make a chocolate that fits into the pocket of every sports jacket, doesn’t break, and still weighs the same as a normal long bar'. | |
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| This confectioner used his mother's recipes and styles his line of shops after her kitchen. | |
| It's first boutique opened in Belgium and today this company remains one of the most stylish chocolate producers. | |
| Although starting as a simple candy shop in the midwest, it was their ice cream products that launched this chocolate company to national and worldwide fame. | |
| This German/Italian chocolate was created for children and is famous worldwide but only found in speciality shops in the United States. | |
| Started in London, this company specializes in organic chocolate bars and its name reflects this. | |
| This artisan chocolate company was co-founded by a winemaker. | |
| This organic chocolate company cares as much about making a sustainable product as they do about making a yummy one. | |
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