April 16, 2024
Walter Baker Cocoa Chocolate Antique Wood Display Box
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Brief History: Baker's Chocolate began in 1780 and was the first chocolate manufacturer in the United States. Dr. JohnBaker started producing chocolate in the Lower Mills section of Dorchester, Massachusetts. His first product was a cake of chocolate for making a sweetened chocolate drink. Distribution was mainly in the Northeastern United States until 1804 when Dr. Baker's son, Edmund Baker, inherited the family business and increased production with a state-of-the-art mill. By 1849, under Walter Baker , the Baker's Chocolate brand had spread to California during the United State Gold Rush. Production was limited to one kind of chocolate until 1852 when employee Samuel German created a new brand of "Sweet Chocolate" that had a higher sugar content than previous baking chocolates. This chocolate was given his name and called "German Sweet Chocolate". A later mistake in a Dallas, Texas newspaper would give way to German Chocolate Cake, a recipe based on the chocolate. Production steadily increased through the century. The trakemark logo of La Belle Chocolatiere was adopted in 1883 by the fourth-generation familial owner, William Henry Pierce, step-nephew of Walter Baker . Pierce began advertising Baker's Chocolate heavily in newspapers to increase profits. Promotional offers of tableware and logo pins helped attract customers. At
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