 Francois-Louis Cailler was born in Vevey, Switzerland in 1796.Together with Abram L. C. Cusin, Cailler first opened a grocery shop in Vevey in 1818 before starting to produce chocolate on a larger scale.In 1929, Peter, Cailler, Kohler, Chocolats Suisses S.A. merge with the Nestlé group.