includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . may 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message world s finest chocolate type private founded 1949 headquarters chicago illinois u.s. products chocolate website worldsfinestchocolate.com worldsfinestfundraising.com worldsfinest.ca in canada world s finest chocolate is a chocolate company based in chicago illinois . 1 it s been stated that the company has sold over 5 billion chocolate bars . 2 they manufacture chocolate from bean to bar and source cocoa beans from their own cocoa farm in st. lucia . 2 these chocolate bars are frequently sold in fundraisers . contents 1 products 2 history 3 references 4 further reading 5 external links products edit the company is best known for chocolate bars . 2 history edit in 1922 ed opler sr. established e & a opler co. a cocoa packaging company . citation needed in 1939 opler started the cook chocolate company chicago . citation needed references edit schmeltzer john february 7 2006 . chocolate firm breaks mold ; world s finest expands into retail . chicago tribune . retrieved may 20 2012 . subscription required a b c plunkett jack w. 2008 . plunkett s food industry almanac . pluncket research ltd. retrieved may 20 2012 . isbn 1593924496 further reading edit miller david september 15 2011 . broadcast group works with world s finest chocolate on guinness record setting campaign . the dispatch . retrieved may 20 2012 . external link in publisher help how many calories world s biggest chocolate bar unveiled . the sun . september 14 2011 . retrieved may 20 2012 . external link in publisher help local company seeks record for world s largest chocolate bar . cbs news chicago . september 13 2011 . retrieved may 20 2012 . external link in publisher help lowe frederick h. november 27 1991 . chocolate firm settles bias lawsuit world s finest will pay 2 million to blacks and women who were denied jobs . chicago sun times . retrieved may 20 2012 . subscription required chavez . donna november 29 1992 . world s finest a lifetime built on chocolate . chicago tribune . retrieved may 20 2012 . subscription required external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title world % 27s finest chocolate & oldid 744085269 categories chocolate companiescompanies based in chicagofood and drink companies established in 19491949 establishments in illinoishidden categories pages containing links to subscription only contentarticles lacking in text citations from may 2011all articles lacking in text citationspages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from may 2012cs1 errors external links 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 add links this page was last modified on 13 october 2016 at 01 12 . 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