Earliest box of Valentine’s Day chocolates
Who
Richard Cadbury
What
first
Where
United Kingdom ()
When
1868

Richard Cadbury (UK), the eldest son of John Cadbury, founder of the world famous company, created the first known heart-shaped box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day 1868. He was a pioneer in chocolate box design and often used his own paintings to make the lids of the boxes more appealing.