CHOCOLATE CITY USA
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Nestlé USA built
its Burlington chocolate plant in 1965. This major
Midwest manufacturing facility produces NESTLÉ CRUNCH®
Fun Size Bars, 100 GRAND®, OH HENRY®,
GOOBERS®, RAISINETS®, and BUNCHA
CRUNCH™ candies, NESTLÉ® TOLL
HOUSE® Semi-Sweet and Milk Chocolate Morsels,
and Chocolate Nestlé® NESQUIK® as
well as ice cream bar coatings.
With a workforce of approximately 500 employees,
Nestlé makes a significant contribution to the
Burlington community.
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Road signs leading into Burlington proudly display
"Chocolate
City USA."
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ChocolateFest
Memorial Day Weekend in May
Nestlé is a
founder and active sponsor of
ChocolateFest which is
held on the Memorial Day weekend in May. It is a
chocolate themed celebration that has been held
annually since 1987. |
Can I Tour the
Nestlé Chocolate
Plant?
Nestlé
sincerely regrets that they are unable to provide
chocolate plant tours in Burlington. Their
manufacturing facilities are dedicated to producing the
highest quality food and beverage products in the safest
manner possible. For that reason, Nestlé does not
provide public tours, which can be a distraction for
employees working with industrial equipment. In
addition, their factory equipment and processes are
proprietary and considered confidential. |
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The Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce, located
at 112 E. Chestnut St. in the downtown loop,
hosts a small but tidy chocolate museum.
Here you will find chocolate memorabilia,
Nestlé products from around the world, a
visual display of the history of chocolate,
a video presentation of chocolate, and
chocolate samples and souvenirs.
The
displays include a unique mechanical model
chocolate factory constructed by local metal
artists Fred Weyrauch, Bruce Kuda and
friends at FCF Metal Salvage.
Model Chocolate
Factory
Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce
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