For this post I am going to be telling you about Nestlé. Nestlé first began in 1867 by Henri Nestlé in Switzerland. He started by making milk for babies who were unable to be breast fed. Nestlé opened its first factory in the UK in 1901 and joined companies with Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company in 1905. Due to the milk and chocolate being a success, Nestlé released its own coffee, Nescafé in1939 and turned out to be a big hit as it was much easier to make than other coffees. Nestlé continued to join with other companies up until the 1980s, when they bought also bought Rowntree's, who originally made some of Nestlé's most famous products, Kit Kat, Smarties, Aero and more. One of the most iconic things about Nestlé is the logo, which originates from the meaning of Nestlé in German "Little Nest". The logo has undergone minor changes but is still very recognisable.

The most popular chocolate bar in the world is Cadbury’s Dairy Milk. It was first released to the UK in June 1905, and by 1914 it was Cadbury’s best seller. There is said to be a glass and a half of milk in every half pound of the bar. The chocolate is made by blending milk powder with sugar, cocoa butter and cocoa mass. Cadbury originated in Birmingham, England and has spread all across the world. Cadbury’s produce the Dairy Milk bar everywhere except for in USA, where the Hershey Company produce it. Dairy Milk’s original wrapping paper was pale mauve with a red strip but decided to change the colour to purple in honour of Queen Victoria. In 2008 they were able to trademark the purple wrapping due to the distinctive shade of purple and were able to stop rivals like Nestlé from using it on bars and drinks. Cadbury are also very well known over the years for their good and memorable advertisements so I am putting in a link for the top 25 ads they have made, enjoy!

  http://www.eelanmedia.com/top-25-cadburys-adverts-of-all-time/

Hello, this blog is about the geography of chocolate. It is well known around the world that chocolate is a tasty treat, so I am going to be posting about where the inputs come from, how the chocolate is made, and the final product. I will be doing this for chocolate brands such as Cadbury, Nestle and Lindt.