In 1908, celebrated Swiss chocolatier Theodor Tobler and his cousin Emil Baumann were on a trip to France when they discovered torrone: a white nougat made from almonds, honey and sugar. Knowing they had found something special, the pair combined their Tobler’s Swiss milk chocolate with this confection to create the first ever Toblerone. Confectionery was in Theodor’s blood. His father, Jean, a confectioner and pastry chef, opened Confiserie Spéciale in 1868 in the Länggass quarter of Bern, Switzerland. Running the business with his wife Adelina, Theodor’s mother, they sold caramels, candied fruit, Easter eggs and pralines, although at the time they did not produce their own chocolate. When Theodor and his brother joined the family business, it was time to expand.