Valentine Chocolate A gift of chocolate will express your love, your affection, or your friendship on Valentines Day - we're here to help you create a gift that will embody that emotion. Valentines Day is one occasion when you can really show that you care and love and what better way to express your feelings than gifting your loved one an elegant looking Valentine champagne chocolate box. Why not pamper your loved one with our finest selection of Belgian chocolates? We offer an extensive range of Valentines Day chocolate gift boxes that truly speak for themselves. Made from attractive handmade oriental silk, our heart shaped box contains a delicious assortment of Neuhaus chocolates ranging from pralines to truffles. They make a perfect gift for the perfect moment. If you are looking for something really unique, then you are sure to enchant your loved one with our beautiful, handmade, petal shaped silk Valentines Day chocolate gift box containing a fine collection of Neuhaus chocolates. Make your Valentines even more special with our Valentine champagne chocolate! This wonderful gift contains a bottle of the finest Champagne, a box of rich chocolate biscuits and 150g of our most popular chocolates. Our medium and large range of Valentine champagne chocolate gift boxes contain an even bigger variety of chocolates and biscuits. So, order a gift for your loved one today and make the day a special one for him/her. No matter which Valentines Day chocolate gift box you choose, rest assured that you are getting only the best. What better way to express your feelings than gifting our new selection of delicious chocolates which speak the language of love! Love is not lost, but found in translation into chocolate. Neuhaus in the UK For the first time Neuhaus chocolates bring you the finest Belgian chocolates and Belgian chocolate bars throughout the UK and Channel Islands. In order to ensure that our products reach you in optimum condition we guarantee that your chocolates are delivered the next working day. Alternatively, to sample these delicious luxury chocolates with specially selected coffees visit our newly opened Belgian chocolate shop called the Salon Chocolat CafÊ, the first of its kind, in Putney, where you can choose from over 80 different varieties of Truffles, Pralines, Giandujas... Neuhaus from then until now... Jean Neuhaus In 1857, a man stood on the platform of NeÝchatel station about to embark on the Journey of his life. This man laid the foundations of a beautiful dream which would become a reality. Come with us, back in time and experience Neuhaus from then until now... Jean Neuhaus The early days of Neuhaus Galerie de la Reine1857: The ambitious Swiss, Jean Neuhaus, left his native city of NeÝchatel and set himself up in the Belgian capital, Brussels. Later that same year, with his brother-in-law, a pharmacist, he opened his "first pharmaceutical confectioners" at 25-27 Galerie de la Reine, Europe's first covered shopping gallery. Jean Neuhaus made cough sweets, liquorice for stomach complaints and a bitter Belgian chocolate bar. Galerie de la Reine Neuhaus-Perrin Chocolaterie In the interim, Jean's son FrÊdÊric learnt the art of confectionery and joined his father's blossoming "confectioners" which was fast becoming famous across the city. Together, father and son devoted themselves to producing caramels, jellied fruits and vanilla chocolate. The pharmaceutical products gradually disappeared and the old pharmacy became the finest confectionery in Brussels. In 1895, the name of the business was changed to "Confiserie et Chocolaterie NEUHAUS-PERRIN". Confiserie et Chocolaterie Neuhaus-Perrin Praline N° 1 Following FrÊdÊric's death in 1912, his son Jean Neuhaus Junior took over the reins of the burgeoning and extremely successful business. Because of this success, he was able to follow a more creative path. After months of experimentation with a new technique which he had developed, Jean finally achieved his goal and created the world's first filled chocolate, which he named "Praline". His new invention brought about a revolution, and not only for his business! The invention of the Ballotin BallotinThe years following the First World War were highly successful ones for Jean Neuhaus and a short while later his wife, Louise Agostini, developed another remarkable innovation, the praline box or "ballotin". The precious handmade pralines could now nestle alongside one another in covered layers. The practical gold and green packaging with its embossed letter "N" has barely changed to the present day. Jean neglected to patent the "ballotin" and it has been the design favoured by all Belgian chocolate manufacturers ever since. Neuhaus staff shown with the ballotin Creativity Jean ceaselessly sought out new methods and ways to apply his exacting quality standards to praline production. The choice of only the very finest of ingredients has always allowed high quality chocolates to be made. He was an indefatigable source of ideas for developing new pralines. His continual development of new and ever more expensive chocolates were the fruit of his remarkable creativity. Word of this extraordinary chocolate maker eventually spread beyond Belgium's borders. Before long, the Belgian Royal Family could be counted amongst his satisfied customers of "Confiserie Neuhaus-Perrin". Neuhaus Staff Neuhaus Staff working A royal visit An early event of note was the visit to the shop by the young Prince Leopold and the Prince of Wales, at the end of the war in 1918. They called in to try "a new praline that everyone is talking about these days". Apparently Prince Leopold wasn't the only royal with a sweet tooth. After the Royal Festival in 2000, His Majesty King Albert II bestowed upon Neuhaus the title of Accredited Supplier to the Belgian Crown. Innumerable inventions... In 1923, Adelson de Grave, Jean and Louise's son-in-law, was initiated into the secrets of the business and the manufacture of pralines. His ambition and creations brought further distinction to the NEUHAUS name. We have his and his son Pierre's unwavering dedication to thank for numerous confections, such as the handmade specialities "Caprice" and "Tentation", as well as the opening of many other Neuhaus salons outside Brussels. Tentation and Caprice