verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message neuhaus original shop in the galeries royales in brussels neuhaus is a notable belgian chocolatier which manufactures and sells luxury chocolates biscuits and ice cream . the company was founded in 1857 by jean neuhaus a swiss immigrant who opened the first store in the galeries royales saint hubert in central brussels . in 1912 his grandson jean neuhaus ii invented the chocolate bonbon or praline . 1 today neuhaus has over 1 500 selling points in 50 countries . all neuhaus products are still made in vlezenbeek near brussels and are exported worldwide . in 2000 the company received the royal warrant of appointment to the belgian court . 2 contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit having arrived in brussels from his native switzerland jean neuhaus opened an apothecary shop in 1857 at the galeries royales near the grand place . he began his business by covering the medicines in chocolate to make them more easy to handle . liquorices guimauves similar to marshmallows and dark chocolate tablets soon joined more traditional preparations on the display counter . with the assistance of his son fr d ric he spent an increasing amount of time and effort in preparing and inventing new delicacies to the point where the regular pharmaceutical products gradually ended up making way for them . in 1912 the year of fr d ric s death his son jean ii created the first chocolate filled bonbons or pralines . they were immediately successful . specify they were followed by another innovation . louise agostini jean s wife realised that the pralines were getting crushed inside the paper cornet bags used to wrap them up . together with her husband she developed a gift wrap box in 1915 which became known as the ballotin and was later patented . when jean s son in law adelson de gavre took over the running of the business . in 1958 he created a series of highly acclaimed according to whom pralines such as the caprice and the tentation which were first displayed at expo 58 . suzanne neuhaus his wife specialised in decoration and gift wrapping . the company expanded and stores soon when appeared across the country and abroad . see also edit wittamer & co references edit thomas amy december 22 2011 . brussels the chocolate trail . new york times . retrieved 2011 12 25 . ever since the brussels chocolatier jean neuhaus invented the praline 100 years ago the city has been at the forefront of the chocolate business . ... they are breaking away from traditional pralines which belgians classify as any chocolate shell filled with a soft fondant center ... http www.neuhaus.be en our passion know how royal warrant holder.aspx external links edit neuhaus website neuhaus online store profile chocolate reviews distribution in the usa distribution in canada v 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