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The History of Chocolate - 1700's |
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The History of Chocolate - 1700's |
| 1711 | Charles VI moves from Madrid, Spain to Vienna. He takes chocolate with him. |
| 1720 | The Italians begin serving chocolate in Florence and Venice. |
| 1732 | Monsieur Dubuisson, a French inventor, creates a table for grinding chocolate. This lets the workers stand up while grinding the cacao bean. The table is heated from underneath by charcoal. This makes the production much easier. |
| 1764 | The Baker Chocolate Company is established in Dorchester, Massachusetts by James Baker and John Hannon. This was the first time chocolate was made in the United States. |
| 1780 | The first chocolate made by machine is produced in Barcelona, Spain. |
| 1780 | Dr. James Baker calls his products "Baker's Chocolate". |
| 1795 | J. S. Fry & Sons uses steam power to grind the cacao beans for the first time in England. |
