Daniel Peter

Daniel Peter
Born(1836-03-09)9 March 1836
Moudon, Switzerland
Died4 November 1919(1919-11-04) (aged 83)
Vevey, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
OccupationChocolatier
Known forCreator of milk chocolate and founder of Peter's Chocolate
RelativesFrançois-Louis Cailler (father-in-law)

Daniel Peter (9 March 1836 – 4 November 1919) was a Swiss chocolatier and entrepreneur who founded Peter's Chocolate. A neighbour of Henri Nestlé in Vevey,[1] he was one of the first chocolatiers to make milk chocolate and is credited for inventing it,[1][2][3] in 1875 or 1876, by adding powdered milk to the chocolate.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Thomas Stephens (13 December 2017). "The pioneers of Switzerland's 'Chocolate Revolution'". Swissinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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  3. ^ Heer, Jean (1991). Nestlé: 125 Years, 1866-1991. p. 55.
  4. ^ "Toms: Chokoladens historie" [Peter Daniel from Nestlé in Switzerland invents further by adding milk powder to chocolate, thereby producing the first milk chocolate in 1875.] (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Peter Daniel fra Nestlé i Schweiz opfinder videre ved at tilføre mælkepulver i chokolade, og laver dermed den første mælkechokolade i 1875.
  5. ^ "Cocoa", Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 9 May. 2013.