# Replacement for Fannie May

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-fannie-may/227961>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 7, 2004, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-fannie-may/227961 "2004-02-07T07:27:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![WeRSauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-fannie-may/227961/1 "2004-02-07T07:27:41Z")

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Does anyone know of a good Chicago- or Illinois-based chocolate manufacturer whose quality and variety rivals or exceeds Fannie May (since they no longer are in business)?

WRS

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**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-for-fannie-may/227961/2 "2004-02-07T15:13:01Z")

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[Blommer Chocolate](http://www.blommer.com/) comes to mind, primarily because they’re only a few blocks from where I work and some mornings when the wind is right the smell of chocolate from the factory drives me nuts.

I’ve been in their on-site store a few times and they’ve got a pretty good selection at reasonable prices. Unfortunately, they seem to cater mostly to the wholesale trade; I’ve never seen or heard of any other stores in the Chicago area.