Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is an international franchisor, confectionery manufacturer and retail operator in the United States, with outlets in Panama, the Philippines, and the United Arab Emirates. The company is based in the town of Durango in southwestern Colorado.

The company manufactures chocolate candies and other confections in its  factory to supply its franchise locations. The factory typically produces approximately 300 chocolate candies and other confectionery products. These products include many varieties of clusters, caramels, creams, meltaways, truffles and molded chocolates. Individual stores prepare a variety of chocolate items and confections on-site in view of customers, partly out of concern that these items have shorter shelf lives.

The company has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange since 1985 under the symbol "RMCF".

History

The company was founded by Frank Crail, who had recently moved to Durango from Newport Beach, California to raise his family in a small town. He later confessed to Candy industry magazine that he would have opened a See's Candies, but the company doesn't sell franchises. In 1981, the first store was opened on Main street by Frank and two partners. In 1982, the company's first franchises, one in Colorado Springs and one in Park City, Utah were opened. An offsite factory was also built that year. In 1983, the two other partners left the business. In 1985, the company went public on the NASDAQ. In 1996, Whitman's Candies made an offer to buy the company for US$16 million. The offer was rejected by management after the company's results improved in late 1999.

In 2013, Kellogg's in the United States partnered with the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory to release a cereal under the latter's brand which consists of sweetened corn flakes, almond slices, and chocolate pieces. After a brief test run, Kellogg's expanded the cereal nationwide in 2014, in part due to positive reviews and growing consumer interest in the product.

References

External links
 Official Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory website
 Canadian Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory website

American chocolate companies
Companies based in Durango, Colorado
Food and drink companies established in 1981
Companies listed on the Nasdaq