 However, his skills were such that in 1839 he passed the necessary exams and received his diploma.For his contribution to the growth of the economy of France, in 1842 the government awarded him the Legion of Honor.In the spring of 1853 Antoine Brutus Menier suffered a stroke that left him paralysed and management of the business was assumed by his son Emile-Justin Menier in a year that saw the company produce more than 4,000 tons of chocolate.