[1] In 1824, Suchard left Switzerland to visit the United States, later writing a book about his travels,[3] and in 1825 he opened a confectioner's business in Neuchâtel.

His success came in 1842, with a bulk order from Frederick William IV, king of Prussia, who was also the prince of Neuchâtel.

This triggered a boom and soon his chocolates won prizes at the London Great Exhibition of 1851 and the Paris Universal Exposition of 1855.

[8] After Philippe's death in 1884 in Neuchâtel, his daughter Eugénie Suchard and her husband Carl Russ-Suchard, took over the functioning of his factory.

The lowered lake shoreline revealed the Celtic settlement of La Tène dating back to around 450 BC.