An opened Toblerone

Toblerone (IPA pronunciation: [ˈtəubləːˌrəun]) is a chocolate bar made by Kraft Foods Switzerland. It is best known for its triangular shaped chunks (representing the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps),^[1] its distinctive yellow packaging, its prism shape and its ubiquity in airport duty-free shops. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1915x1000, 463 KB) Beschreibung Summary Opened Toblerone packaging Photo taken by de:User:Rainer Zenz Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Toblerone Metadata This file contains... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1915x1000, 463 KB) Beschreibung Summary Opened Toblerone packaging Photo taken by de:User:Rainer Zenz Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Toblerone Metadata This file contains... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... A Twix bar, broken in half A chocolate bar is a confection in bar form comprising some or all of the following components: cocoa solids, cocoa butter, sugar, milk. ... Kraft Foods Inc. ... The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. ... The Swiss Alps are the central portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. ... A typical duty-free store, at Zurich International Airport Duty free stores at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel Duty free stores at Oslo Airport in Oslo, Norway Duty-free shops (or stores) are retail outlets that do not apply local or national taxes and duties. ...

Toblerone was created by Theodor Tobler and Emil Baumann in Bern, Switzerland in 1908. The two gentlemen developed a unique milk chocolate including nougat, almonds and honey with a distinctive triangular shape. The product's name is a portmanteau combining Mr. Tobler's name with the Italian word torrone (a type of nougat).^[2] Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Chocolate block in melted chocolate Chocolate is a common ingredient in many kinds of sweets—one of the most popular in the world. ... Nougat is a term used to describe a variety of similar confectioneries made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios or hazelnuts are common, but not peanuts) and sometimes chopped candied fruit. ... This article refers to the plant. ... For other uses, see Honey (disambiguation). ... A portmanteau (IPA pronunciation: RP, US) is a word or morpheme that fuses two or more words or word parts to give a combined or loaded meaning. ... Turrón de Alicante Turrón (Spanish), torrone (Italian), or torró (Catalan), is a nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, coated in crushed, toasted almonds, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. ...

Variations

Since the 1970s, other versions of the Toblerone have been produced. These include plain chocolate (dark chocolate) in a green or black wrapper, white chocolate in a white wrapper, "snow-capped" editions with white chocolate peaks, and OneByOne, individually wrapped triangular chunks. New for 2007 is a Fruit and Nut version with a half purple cardboard box. Bar sizes range from ten centimetres to nearly one metre, all similarly proportioned. Chocolate block in melted chocolate Chocolate is a common ingredient in many kinds of sweets—one of the most popular in the world. ... Chocolate block in melted chocolate Chocolate is a common ingredient in many kinds of sweets—one of the most popular in the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Seasonal packaging variations are produced, often with a separate outer sleeve bearing a topical parody of the Toblerone logo, e.g. "ToMyLove" and "HoHoHo". Seasonal packaging is a way of marketing a product and sparking sales in consumer segments that infrequently buys the product by wrapping the product in a package closlely related to seasons such as Valentines Day, Easter, Mothers Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, back-to-school, Halloween... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Sizes and peaks

According to Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany the sizes and number of peaks for Toblerones are as follows: Cover of Schotts Original Miscellany, published by Bloomsbury in 2002 Schotts Miscellanies are a trio of best-selling books by Ben Schott. ...

Trivia

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• Toblerone products became well-known in Canada after restaurant chain Swiss Chalet distributed Toblerone bars as part of its annual Festive Special dinner for several years. The chain has since replaced Toblerone with various Lindt & Sprüngli products. ^{[citation needed]}

• Theodor Tobler applied for a patent for the Toblerone manufacturing process in Bern in 1906. [1]

• In 1995 it was revealed that the Swedish politician Mona Sahlin had bought, among other things, a Toblerone using her Riksdag credit card. She was forced to step down as a candidate for the post as Prime Minister. This was later called the "Toblerone affair". She returned to politics in 1998. ^{[citation needed]}

• The anti-tank fortifications known as Dragon's teeth are colloquially referred to as the Toblerone line in Switzerland, because of their pyramidal shape.

• A single piece of Toblerone is known as an "Alp" after its shape and the country of origin, Switzerland, which is home to part of the Alps.^{[citation needed]}

• The Toblerone brand was trademarked in 1909, at the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property in Bern.^[3] Albert Einstein was employed there as a patent clerk, at the time.^{[citation needed]}

• In Communist Eastern European countries, Toblerone was only available in special "diplomat-only" shops that only accepted hard currency. Thus it, along with the Kinder Surprise, became an object of desire for generations of children.^{[citation needed]}

• There is a hidden bear in the Matterhorn mountain on the Toblerone logo, symbolizing Bern, the town of its origin.[2]

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References

1. ^ Toblerone - Shape www.toblerone.com. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
2. ^ Toblerone - Name www.toblerone.com. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
3. ^ Toblerone - 1909 www.toblerone.com. Retrieved 24 March 2007.

• Ben Schott. Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany (2003) Bloomsbury ISBN 0-7475-6654-2

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External links

• Official website
• History of Toblerone with packaging perspective