chocolate factory type public nasdaq rmcf industry chocolate and other confectionery founded 1981 headquarters durango colorado united states key people franklin e. crail founder and ceo website www.rmcf.com rocky mountain chocolate factory is an international franchisor confectionery manufacturer and retail operator in the united states canada japan the philippines and the united arab emirates . the company is based in the town of durango located on the western slope of the rocky mountains in southwestern colorado . from its 53 000 square foot 4 900 m2 factory the company manufactures an extensive line of premium chocolate candies and other confectionery products to supply its many franchise locations delivered fresh by its fleet of refrigerated trucks . the factory typically produces approximately 300 chocolate candies and other confectionery products using proprietary recipes developed primarily by its master candy maker . these products include many varieties of clusters caramels creams meltaways truffles and molded chocolates . individual stores prepare a variety of caramel and candy apples fudge chocolate items and confections in full view of the customer using traditional cooking utensils such as copper kettles on gas fired stoves and marble slab cooling tables . in 1985 the company went public and is now traded on the nasdaq exchange under the symbol rmcf . 1 history edit this article s section called history needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message 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 to positive reviews and growing consumer interest in the product . 2 references edit about us . rocky mountain chocolate factory . retrieved 14 march 2013 . kellogg s rocky mountain chocolate factory chocolatey almond cereal review from mr. breakfast may 23 2013 external links edit official site canadian site a typical store exterior . this food and or confectionery corporation or company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rocky mountain chocolate factory & oldid 735708678 categories chocolate companiescompanies established in 1981confectionery companies of the united statescompanies based in coloradocompanies listed on nasdaqfood company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2008all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 22 august 2016 at 15 51 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view