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    Iconic Chicago cocoa manufacturer to be sold to Japanese company

    by Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, Chicago Tribune Nov 20, 2018 2 minutes

    CHICAGO - Blommer Chocolate is being sold to Japanese ingredient company Fuji Oil Holding, ending three generations of family ownership of the iconic cocoa manufacturer.

    Blommer, founded in Chicago in 1939, announced Monday that all of its business entities, including its five manufacturing operations, will be purchased by Fuji Oil, a global supplier of oil, fat and chocolate, among other ingredients.

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