Leonidas (chocolate maker)
Brussels is considered the “chocolate capital of the world” because it is home to more chocolate factories than any other city on earth. The well-known chocolate makers of Brussels have worked at their trade for over a century. Cocoa beans first entered Europe in the late 16th century when Spanish explorers brought them back from Mexico; it took a century for them to reach Belgium. Belgian chocolate started building its impressive reputation in the late 1800s when King Leopold II harvested cocoa crops in the colonized African Congo. In 1920, Cappadocian Greek American confectioner Leonidas Kestelides (or Kestekidis) founded the Leonidas chocolate brand after marrying Joanna Teerlinck, a young lady from Brussels. He first came to Belgium to attend the Brussels Universal Exhibition at the Br
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Leonidas (chocolate maker)
Brussels is considered the “chocolate capital of the world” because it is home to more chocolate factories than any other city on earth. The well-known chocolate makers of Brussels have worked at their trade for over a century. Cocoa beans first entered Europe in the late 16th century when Spanish explorers brought them back from Mexico; it took a century for them to reach Belgium. Belgian chocolate started building its impressive reputation in the late 1800s when King Leopold II harvested cocoa crops in the colonized African Congo. In 1920, Cappadocian Greek American confectioner Leonidas Kestelides (or Kestekidis) founded the Leonidas chocolate brand after marrying Joanna Teerlinck, a young lady from Brussels. He first came to Belgium to attend the Brussels Universal Exhibition at the Br
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Brussels is considered the “ch ...... New York store opened in 1991.
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La Leonidas è un'azienda belga ...... ù alta produttività nel Mondo.
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Leonidas est une marque de pra ...... opre servant de tests vitrine.
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Leonidas is een Belgische kete ...... beroemde Belgische chocolade".
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Leonidas ist ein Schokoladenhe ...... kides in Anderlecht gegründet.
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«Leonidas» («Леонидас») — бель ...... азалось в «Панамских архивах».
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レオニダス(Leonidas)とは、世界各国に事業を展開して ...... マルチパン、固形チョコレートなどさまざまな菓子を扱っている。
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Brussels is considered the “ch ...... Universal Exhibition at the Br
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La Leonidas è un'azienda belga ...... ù alta produttività nel Mondo.
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Leonidas est une marque de pra ...... opre servant de tests vitrine.
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Leonidas is een Belgische kete ...... beroemde Belgische chocolade".
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Leonidas ist ein Schokoladenhe ...... kides in Anderlecht gegründet.
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«Leonidas» («Леонидас») — бель ...... азалось в «Панамских архивах».
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レオニダス(Leonidas)とは、世界各国に事業を展開して ...... マルチパン、固形チョコレートなどさまざまな菓子を扱っている。
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Leonidas (Chocolatier)
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Leonidas (azienda)
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Leonidas (chocolade)
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Leonidas (chocolat)
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Leonidas (chocolate maker)
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Leonidas (производитель шоколада)
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レオニダス (チョコレート)
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Confiserie Léonidas SA
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