What is Neuhaus (chocolatier)?
[[File:Galerie de la Reine 300dpi.jpg|thumb|200px|Galerie de la Reine, Brussels]] '''Neuhaus''' is a company that makes luxury [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[chocolate]]s, [[biscuit]]s and [[ice cream]]. The company was founded in Brussels in 1857 by Jean Neuhaus. Neuhaus was a Swiss immigrant who opened the first store in the [[Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert]]. In 1912, his grandson, Jean Neuhaus II, invented the chocolate bonbon or ''[[praline]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Amy M. Thomas]] |title=Brussels: The Chocolate Trail |url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/travel/brussels-the-chocolate-trail.html?src=dayp |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=December 22, 2011 |access-date=2011-12-25 }}</ref> Today, Neuhaus has over 1,500 selling points in 50 countries. All Neuhaus products are still made in [[Vlezenbeek]] ([[Flemish Brabant]]). They are exported worldwide. In 2000, the company was named [[Royal Warrant of Appointment|Accredited Supplier to the Belgian Crown]]. ==References== <references /> ==Other websites== * [http://www.neuhaus.be/ Neuhaus website] {{food-stub}} [[Category:1857 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:Food companies of Belgium]] [[Category:Flemish Brabant]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Belgium]]