As part of an accelerated global strategy, Chicago-based Blommer Chocolate Co. will acquire a manufacturing plant in China’s Jinshan district near Shanghai. The largest cocoa processor and ingredient chocolate supplier in North America also revealed that it will invest $40 million in the Jinshan plant to create a fully integrated bean processing and chocolate manufacturing facility, which will support the growing demand both in China and the Asian region.
“Expanding our operations to China represents a new chapter in the growth of our company,” says Rick Blommer, president of global expansion for the company. “We assembled a talented sales and applications support team in our Pudong office near Shanghai over the past year to develop our market presence and, with this acquisition, we are now well positioned to expand our offerings to the growing Chinese market.”