chocolatier

It wasn’t until the 1860s when chocolate became synonymous with Valentine’s Day thanks to one British chocolatier.

British chocolatier Richard Cadbury introduced his “fancy box” in which he packaged his company’s chocolates in heart-shaped boxes.

The Birmingham-based chocolatier was awarded its first royal warrant as chocolate and cocoa manufacturers by Queen Victoria in 1854, but it has lost its royal endorsement under King Charles.

The decadent bar is exclusively made at FIX Dessert Chocolatier, a Dubai chocolate shop, and fittingly called “Can’t Get Knafeh of It.”

Willy Wonka was a fictional chocolatier who ran a competition for lucky finders of a golden ticket to visit his factory.