In the 19th Century, Rudolf Lindt, of the famous Lindt chocolate family, accidentally invented the crucial step of "conching" the chocolate – rolling the warm cocoa mass to make it smooth and re ...

And it's all thanks to Swiss chocolate makers. Most importantly, they invented the conching machine, the most important machine in making chocolate. We visited Favarger in Geneva, Switzerland ...

He famously invented the conching machine in 1879, which made chocolate smoother and creamier, significantly improving its quality and taste. The business continued to thrive after Lindt acquired ...