| 1939 |
The Blommer Chocolate Company is founded in Chicago. |
| 1940 |
First delivery of liquid chocolate in a tanker truck. |
| 1940 |
Introduces chocolate pricing based on the New York Cocoa Exchange quotes. |
| 1947 |
American Cocoa Research Foundation is created by the Board of the Chocolate manufacturer’s Association, strongly supported by Henry Blommer. |
| 1948 |
Blommer purchases Bishop Chocolate in Los Angeles. |
| 1951 |
Blommer purchases Boldemann Chocolate in San Francisco. |
| 1956 |
Henry Blommer is appointed cocoa advisor in Nigeria. |
| 1970 |
Blommer opens a new plant in Union City, California. |
| 1972 |
Henry Blommer is elected chairman of the NCA cocoa advisory board. |
| 1980 |
Blommer opens a new plant in East Greenville. |
| 1986 |
Candy Industry magazine awards its prestigious Kettle Award to Blommer. It’s the first time a supplier wins the award. |
| 1997 |
Blommer reaches production of 275 million pounds of chocolate, processing 5% of the world’s cocoa beans. |
| 1998 |
Blommer introduces its premium collection Signature Line and Specialty Cocoas. |
| 2000 |
Blommer joins other industry partners in co-founding the World Cocoa Foundation. |
| 2001 |
Henry Blommer receives a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award from the NCA. |
| 2003 |
Blommer sales surpass a half-billion dollars. |
| 2006 |
Blommer expands with an additional 85,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada. |
| 2008 |
With the addition of new roasters in three plants, Blommer officially grinds 50% of all U.S. cocoa imports. |
| 2012 |
The Rainforest Alliance honors Blommer Chocolate with their coveted “Sustainable Standard-Setter” award. |
| 2015 |
Blommer opens sustainability office in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to manage its activities under its Sustainable Origins program. |
| 2016 |
Blommer expands to China, building a fully integrated bean roasting and chocolate processing plant in Jinshan, near Shanghai. |
| 2017 |
Blommer signs Cocoa and Forests Initiative to end deforestation and forest degradation in the cocoa sector. |
| 2019 |
Blommer combines with Fuji Oil Holdings to build third largest global chocolate and compound business with 16 plants in 10 countries. |
| 2020 |
Blommer and Fuji commit to eliminate child labor and distribute 1 million forest tree seedlings by 2030. |
