Cocoa Processor Blommer to Close Chicago Chocolate Factory
- Original 1939 factory raised costs, created reliability issues
- Blommer to invest $100 million in three other plants
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Cocoa processor Blommer Chocolate Co. will close its Chicago chocolate factory as the aging facility is no longer reliable.
The company, owned by Japan’s Fuji Oil Holdings Inc., said its original 1939 plant now costs too much to operate, maintain and repair, and has “created production reliability issues,” according to a statement on Friday.