The name of the chocolate
Toblerone is a combination of the word
Tobler,
which was the surname of its creator, and the word
Torrone, which is
Italian
for
honey-almond nougat.
Toblerone was created in
1908 by
Swiss Theodor Tobler and his cousin
Emil
Baumann. Theodor's father
Jean Tobler was also a
chocolatier in
Bern, where he
owned a
chocolate factory. The familiar
triangular shape was there from the
beginning and the chocolate was
patented in
1909. The triangular shape,
allegedly after the mountain
Matterhorn, is a
registered trademark.
All
Toblerone bars, which come in several sizes and lengths, are manufactured
outside Bern, Switzerland. One days production equals approximately 280 km -
175 miles - of Toblerone standard 100 grams bars. 90% of the chocolate is exported and
after tobacco and alcohol products, Toblerone is the most sold brand name in
duty free shopping.
Toblerone is available is the following variants:
- Classic almond-honey milk chocolate, in yellow packaging, 1909
- Semi-sweet dark chocolate - i.e. no milk, black packaging, 1969
- White chocolate - i.e. no cocoa mass, white packaging, 1973
- Honey- and nougat-filled chocolate, blue and white packaging, 1996
Note: When sold duty free, the standard milk chocolate Toblerone is
sold in a golden packaging.
Ingredients: cocoa beans, milk, sugar, honey and
almonds
Nutritional value: 5% protein, 28% fat and 60%
carbohydrates
Energy value: 520 kcal/ 2175 kJ
source: toblerone.com