Union Confectionery Machinery and Rabin Worldwide have been named by Blommer Chocolate Company as the exclusive auction agents to sell the assets of their shuttered chocolate plant in Chicago.

The Chicago facility, which opened in 1939, is the original manufacturing plant of the Blommer group.

The move was announced on the Angelic Bakehouse and Flatout Facebook pages on March 13.

The company closed both flagship locations to focus on its La Brea Bakery Artisan Bread business in grocery.

Bedford Industries recently launched a new web app tool to help bakeries make informed bag closure and compatible automation purchasing decisions.