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How Blommer Chocolate Co. is handling the COVID-19 pandemic

Enhanced sanitation, staggering shifts among the safety measures Blommer has taken.

June 3, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges to all food manufacturers, from anticipating supply issues to instituting new, even stricter safety protocols. Blommer Chocolate Co. was ready to meet these challenges head on.

Diane Trout of Blommer Chocolate Co. receives RCI’s 2019 Henry J. Bornhofft Memorial Award

Trout has been active in planning RCI events, serving on board of directors.

June 13, 2019

Diane Trout, account manager and business development for Blommer Chocolate Co., has been awarded the 2019 Henry J. Bornhofft Memorial Award by Retail Confectioners International.

Things Editor Crystal Lindell is thankful for in the candy industry this year

A softball player on bubble gum, support for Joy Lyn’s Candies and continued focus on sustainable cocoa.

Crystal Lindell

November 20, 2018

This Thanksgiving there’s a lot to be thankful for — especially in the candy industry. Here are three things that Editor Crystal Lindell is especially grateful for this year.

Japan's Fuji Oil to acquire Blommer Chocolate Co.

Sale includes Blommer’s five manufacturing facilities.

Alyse Thompson

November 19, 2018

The Blommer Chocolate Co., will be acquired by Fuji Oil Holding, Inc., a global leader in oil and fat ingredients serving the food industry.

Will we ever have 100 percent sustainable cocoa?

Companies are shifting their 2020 goals to 2025, but they still face incredible challenges.

Crystal Lindell

November 7, 2018

The cocoa industry made big promises for sustainable cocoa that mostly come due in 2020, but now that the deadline is just a little more than a year away, many of those companies are shifting the timeline.

Peter Blommer on company’s search for an equity partner

CEO says move is more about growth than anything else.

Crystal Lindell

November 7, 2018

Blommer hopes to be able to announce more information in the next month or two.

Blommer devotes some of Founder’s Reserve profits to building wells in Cote D’Ivoire

Wells to help 300 families in villages of Baleyo, Koffibakro.

Alyse Thompson

April 25, 2018

Blommer Chocolate Co. has launched a new initiative under its sustainability program to further support cocoa farmers in Cote D’Ivoire.

Compound coatings help manufacturers deliver taste, functionality

Suppliers offer products that deliver cleaner lables, carry proteins and taste better.

Bernie Pacyniak

October 12, 2017

There are as many challenges today for manufacturers using compound coatings as there are for those using chocolate.

Blommer expands capacity, introduces Founder’s Reserve

Third-generation, family-owned chocolate manufacturer expands capacity, offers new premium line.

Bernie Pacyniak

May 24, 2017

Third-generation, family-owned chocolate manufacturer expands capacity and offers new premium line to confectioners and chocolatiers.

Avoiding a meltdown: Balancing desire for chocolate, healthier products

Chocolate suppliers recognize consumer infatuation with chocolate, focus on healthier food choices not mutually exclusive

Bernie Pacyniak

May 10, 2017

And although Atkins does quote several analysts and trots out dire statistics to make his case, this call to alarm could be called a bit of a stretch, somewhat akin to the sensational headlines last year indicating a looming chocolate shortage.