Blommer Chocolate Company closing Chicago manufacturing plant

CHICAGO -- For decades, people who live, work, or travel in the Fulton River District have enjoyed the delightful chocolate smell generated by the Blommer manufacturing plant just steps from the Chicago River. Soon that smell will just be a memory.

However, in order to propel Blommer to the next level, we must embrace progress, transformation and elevation,' said Mark Okita, chief operating officer and senior vice president at Blommer.Meantime, Blommer is planning a $60 million expansion of its Campbellford, Canada, manufacturing plant. Blommer said, over the next few years, it also will invest $40 million in its production facilities in Pennsylvania and California.

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