Daniel Peter
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Daniel Peter was a famous Swiss
chocolatier
. He was the first person to make a milk chocolate bar, in 1875. M. Peter began his career as a candle maker in his native Vevey
, Switzerland
, but soon demand fell due to the emergence of oil lamps.
When Peter invented the process of making milk chocolate in 1857, he had a problem with removing the water from the milk, which caused mildewing. Not till he enlisted the cooperation of Henri Nestlé
, then a baby-food manufacturer, was he finally able to bring the product onto the market in 1875, after seven years of working on it. Later, in 1879, the two went on to form the Nestlé Company
.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
chocolatier
Chocolatier
A chocolatier is someone who makes confectionery from chocolate. Chocolatiers are distinct from chocolate makers, who create chocolate from cacao beans and other ingredients.Professional chocolatiers study topics including the following:...
. He was the first person to make a milk chocolate bar, in 1875. M. Peter began his career as a candle maker in his native Vevey
Vevey
Vevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne.It was the seat of the district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, but soon demand fell due to the emergence of oil lamps.
When Peter invented the process of making milk chocolate in 1857, he had a problem with removing the water from the milk, which caused mildewing. Not till he enlisted the cooperation of Henri Nestlé
Henri Nestlé
Henri Nestlé, born Heinrich Nestle , was a German confectioner and founder of Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company, as well as one of the main creators of condensed milk.-Birth:...
, then a baby-food manufacturer, was he finally able to bring the product onto the market in 1875, after seven years of working on it. Later, in 1879, the two went on to form the Nestlé Company
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
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