Book description
The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the
award-winning writer, and direct descendant of the famous chocolate
dynasty, Deborah Cadbury
In 'Chocolate Wars' bestselling historian and award-winning documentary
maker Deborah Cadbury takes a journey into her own family history to
uncover the rivalries that have driven 250 years of chocolate empire-building.
Beginning with an account of John Cadbury, who founded the first
Cadbury's coffee and chocolate shop in Birmingham in 1824, 'Chocolate
Wars' goes on to chart the astonishing transformation of the company's
fortunes under his grandson George. But while the Cadbury dynasty is the
fulcrum of the narrative, this is also the story of their Quaker rivals,
the Frys and Rowntrees, and their European competitors, the Nestles,
Suchards and Lindts. These rivalries drove the formation of the huge
chocolate conglomorates that still straddle the corporate world today,
and have first call on our collective sweet tooth.
This is narrative history at its most absorbing, peopled by wonderfully
colourful characters - the true story of the chocolate pioneers, the
visions and ideals that inspired them and the mouth-watering concoctions
they created. Deborah Cadbury is the highly acclaimed, bestselling
author of several books, including 'The Dinosaur Hunters', 'The Lost
King of France', and 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World'. She has
also won numerous international awards as a TV producer for the BBC,
including an Emmy for 'Horizon'. She lives in London.
