 In the Langgasse area of Berne, JEAN TOBLER (1830-1905), a native of Appenzell,
had conducted his "Confiserie sp‚ciale" since 1868. He had learned the
confectionery trade in St. Gallen and in
Paris. On opening his shop in
Berne, he sold mainly specialities which he rnade
himself, us- ing chocolate coatings supplied by various manufacturers.
Very soon
he was selling so much chocolate that he thought that he should make it himself.
And so he was forced by circumstances to become a chocolate manufacturer. In the
year 1899, he and his sons founded the "Fabrique de Chocolat de
Berne, Tobler & Cie.". Today, this firm belongs
together with Suchard to the Jacobs Suchard Tobler company.
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