Albert Poulain

{{short description|French chocolatier (1851–1937)}}

{{Expand French|topic=bio|Albert Poulain (industriel)|date=September 2018}}

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Albert Poulain (February 6, 1851 – January 6, 1937) was a French chocolatier and industrialist who directed Chocolat Poulain from 1874 to 1893.{{cite book |last=Mercier |first=J. |title=The Temptation of Chocolate |publisher=Lannoo N. V., Uitgeverij |year=2008 |isbn=978-2-87386-533-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A-8PGtx3uI4C&pg=PA71 |access-date=6 October 2018 |page=71 |quote=... In 1884, Albert Poulain, son of the founder, invented the "breakfast chocolate with vanilla cream" with a surprise gift of little ...}} He was also the first president of the Chamber of commerce of Loir-et-Cher from 1896 to 1920.Bruno Guignard, « Poulain Albert, l'autre génie de la famille », in Blois de A à Z, Éditions Sutton, 2007 ({{ISBN|2849106216}}), p. 120-124.