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Trude Herr and chocolate

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She would certainly have changed her mind at the Chocolate Museum. Trude Herr and chocolate. Everyone likes chocolate. Don't we? After all, Woody Allen made a whole film about it. But, as we all know, tastes differ.

Gerda – The Chocolate Girl

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Gerda is the chocolate girl from Cologne's Südstadt district. This series of entertaining stories about the Cologne Chocolate Museum, the history of chocolate and the cathedral city of Cologne is all about her. The stories provide an insight into the Chocolate Museum.

Chocolate museum in the Rheinauhafen

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The city of Cologne has an eventful history. It is characterized by change. This change is particularly evident in the cityscape. It is constantly being built, rebuilt and renovated. The Rheinauhafen can also look back on a long and above all exciting history.

The Stollwerck factory

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Das Unternehmen Stollwerck ist wie nur wenig andere mit der Stadt Köln verbunden. Der aus Köln stammende Unternehmer Franz Stollwerck gründete seiner Zeit ein Werk zur Produktion von Hustenbonbons sowie eine Bäckerei in der Blindgasse, in der er seiner Kundschaft unter anderem Schokolade anbot.

Stollwerck vending machines

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The chocolate vending machines installed by Stollwerck proved to be extremely successful from as early as 1887. In 1893, around 15,000 vending machines sold Stollwerck chocolate, 4,000 of which were located in New York alone.

Cocoa history

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For us, chocolate is a natural part of life. Yet the history of chocolate, including the history of cocoa in Germany and Europe, is not all that old. The first chocolate bar was produced just 150 years ago.