Blommer Chocolate bar
Blommer Chocolate is a cocoa processor and ingredient chocolate supplier.

CHICAGO — Blommer Chocolate Co. has acquired a manufacturing plant in China’s Jinshan district of Shanghai. The transaction is part of the company’s estimated $40 million investment in a fully integrated bean processing and chocolate manufacturing facility designed to support growing demand in China and the rest of Asia.

Rick Blommer, Blommer Chocolate
Rick Blommer, president of global expansion for Blommer

“Expanding our operations to China represents a new chapter in the growth of our company,” said Rick Blommer, president of global expansion. “We assembled a talented sales and applications support team in our Pudong Shanghai office 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.”

Based in Chicago, Blommer Chocolate is a cocoa processor and ingredient chocolate supplier.