Charlemagne
Around Year 715, in a green valley where a river flowed, there was a mill whose owner was the Count of Laon. His daughter Bertrtade, a fabled beauty but for one foot which was longer than the other, fell in love with the Palace's Master, Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel. They begat a son, Karl, whom History remembers as Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great - Charlemagne.
Charlemagne's Farm
The mill was destroyed around year 1000, and Charlemagne's Farm was built and expanded time and again upon its ruins; it took its current form around the 17th Century.
Creation
An artist, Denise Courant Bellefroid, decided to establish there a chocolate factory dedicated to producing the highest-quality products. Her perfect knowledge of the world history of gastronomy were helped by her good taste and imagination, and she's never stopped innovating since 1985.
Innovation
Before Charlemagne Chocolates and the Topsy Turvy idea, the flavour in the chocolates was in the filling, inside the milk, white or plain chocolate; Charlemagne Chocolates invented the "Taste in the Mass" process system, that enabled producing a very fine product with a long-lasting taste.