Selwood, Daniel. " Poundland unveils Twin Peaks, a Toblerone-style chocolate bar," The Grocer, 19 June 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017. Bar sizes range from ten centimetres to nearly one metre, all similarly proportioned. According to Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany the sizes and number of peaks for Toblerones are as follows: Oltermann, Philip (5 March 2023). "Matterhorn no more: Toblerone to change design under 'Swissness' rules". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 March 2023. Chrystal, Paul (2021). Rowntrees: The Early History. Pen & Sword Books. p.62. ISBN 9781526778925. Prudently, Theodor Tobler and his then company, Tobler AG, applied for a patent in 1909 in Bern to cover the manufacture and shape of the bar, and Toblerone thus became the first patented milk chocolate bar. The official who gave the authorising singature was one Albert Einstein who was working in the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property in Bern at the time. A similar product is the Croatian product Kolumbo, made by factory Kraš from Zagreb. This chocolate is also composed of pyramids of hazelnuts and honey. Kraš was producing Toblerone under licence during the 1970s and 1980s. [ citation needed]

Olivennes, Hannah (8 November 2016). "Toblerone Alters Shape of 2 Chocolate Bars, and Fans Are Outraged". The New York Times . Retrieved 9 November 2016. During the end of the 19th century, chocolate products of Jean Tobler, Theodor's mother, were already very popular. So in 1899, she and his sons founded the “Fabrique de Chocolat Berne, Tobler & Cie.” When Theodor took over the company, he invented a bar of unique new chocolate. Hence, the birth of Toblerone. TOBLERONE - Toblerone Schoggifest 2010". Toblerone.ch. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008 . Retrieved 11 February 2016. things you probably didn't know about the Toblerone chocolate bar". Cool FM. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016 . Retrieved 9 November 2016. Toblerone Dark. This rich dark chocolate with almond nougat and honey is typically available in a 360g size in the UK.Frank, Allegra (25 September 2017). "Neo Yokio's big Toblerone is real, to the internet's delight". Polygon . Retrieved 11 February 2019.

Theodor Tobler applied for a patent for the Toblerone manufacturing process in Bern in 1909. [8] The Toblerone brand was trademarked the same year, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property in Bern. [10] Albert Einstein, who was working at the institute as a clerk, might have been involved in the patenting. Toblerone was thus the first patented milk chocolate bar. [11] It is probably also one of the oldest candy bars using milk chocolate, although not the very first one; the Branche, another iconic product of the Swiss chocolate industry, had been launched a few years earlier. [12] UK comedy character Alan Partridge battled a longstanding addiction to Toblerones, which became a running gag of his TV series. [ citation needed] Toblerone ( / ˈ t oʊ b l ər oʊ n/ TOH-blər-ohn, German: [tobləˈroːnə]) is a Swiss chocolate brand [1] owned by Mondelez International (originally Kraft Foods). It is produced in Bern, Switzerland, [2] was sometimes manufactured elsewhere in the past, and is planned to be made in Slovakia from the end of 2023. Toblerone is known for its distinctive shape, a series of joined triangular prisms and lettering engraved in the chocolate.A triangular set of residences for students of the University of Manchester on the Oxford Road, Manchester, England, built in about 1975 are known as the Toblerones. [35] [36] Koltrowitz, Silke (23 June 2022). "Toblerone loses Swiss exclusivity as production shifts east". Reuters. Under Switzerland’s Swissness Act, which passed in 2017, national symbols and the Swiss cross are not permitted on products that don’t meet “Swissness” criteria. Chrystal, Paul (2013). Chocolate: The British Chocolate Industry. Bloomsbury Publishing. p.68. ISBN 9780747810742. Dark Toblerone was launched in 1969 with White Toblerone following in 1973.

TOBLERONE - Questions et Réponses". Toblerone.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 14 December 2014 . Retrieved 11 February 2016. University of Manchester". The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition. 16 October 2006 . Retrieved 3 November 2014.Svensson, Britta (5 January 2007). "Nej det handlade inte bara om Toblerone..." (in Swedish). Expressen. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012 . Retrieved 24 January 2007. A Toblerone version made of dark chocolate was launched in 1969. A white version was launched in 1973. [13] Enjoying a Toblerone will provide you with a unique chocolate taste experience that will bring your taste buds to life. The triangle chocolate bar combines premium Swiss milk chocolate with honey and almond nougat. Although the company maintains the classic shape and bar of Toblerone, they continue to innovate by exploring new tastes.

Theodor Tobler, Swiss World". Swissworld.org. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011 . Retrieved 11 February 2016. The Tobler company was independent for many years. In 1970, it merged with Suchard, the makers of Milka, to become Interfood. After the Tobler & Suchard merger it was decided to create a new and single source for marketing & exporting the various products manufactured by both companies worldwide, Multifood. Max E. Baumann, the son of Emil Baumann, was made director of this new division. Tobler & Suchard companies merged with the Jacobs coffee company in 1982 to create Jacobs Tobler & Suchard. Kraft Foods Inc acquired the majority of Jacobs Suchard, including Toblerone, in 1990; in 2012, it was spun off (alongside several other brands) to Mondelēz.

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Bern is an important part of our history and will continue to be so for the future,” the spokesperson said. The act requires food products claiming to be “Swiss-made” to be produced with 80% of their raw materials sourced from Switzerland, increasing to 100% for milk and dairy products. Essential processing must be also be done in the country, with exceptions for natural products that cannot be sourced from Switzerland, such as cocoa. Toblerone: 1909". How it All Began: Tobler's Chocolate. Kraft Foods. 2006. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009 . Retrieved 3 February 2008.