In 1966, the Draps family who started the business came into contact with the American company Campbell Soup Company, which acquired one-third of a stake in Godiva that year. Thus, the American operation of the company was the first to introduce premium chocolate to the American palette. By 1968, Godiva Chocolatier, Inc., had begun domestic production, using the exclusive Belgian recipes.
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Lady Godiva of Coventry was created on 1955-11-02.
Lady Godiva is most known for riding naked on a horse. Lady Godiva rode naked through the roads of Coventry, to oppose the taxes her husband put on tenets.
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christopher Columbus brought it to Europe in the 16th century
it was not recorded.