Blommer Chocolate Company

Blommer Chocolate Company is an integrated chocolate manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois, and it is considered to be the largest chocolate-ingredient supplier in North America. It was also the largest and oldest independent cocoa bean processor in North America prior to its acquisition by Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc. in 2018. More than 45% of cocoa beans processed in the United States are processed (into cocoa butter, cocoa solids and chocolate liquor) by Blommer; about 70% of their business is supplying chocolate to various branded companies for use in those companies' own products.
Blommer was founded in 1939 by the Blommer brothers, Henry, Al, and Bernard. The family and company name is pronounced "Blummer." In 2018, the company was sold to Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. for $750 million.After the transaction, the Blommer family and senior management will continue to lead the company.
Factories and store.
The company operates four plants in North America, in:
The factory in the West Loop area of Chicago is known for sending a chocolate aroma into the air. Though the smell is popular among many Chicagoans, in 2006, a nearby condo owner complained to the EPA about the smell, complaining that it violated the Clean Air Act. Blommer was not fined, having explained that it was upgrading its filtration system. The chocolate smell remains.
Blommer's Chocolates Company does not sell directly through retail. Another branch of the family owned and operated a retail store located in the front corner of the Chicago manufacturing site until February, 2020, which sold various chocolates and chocolate baking supplies purchased from Blommer and other vendors.