Learn more about CleanTech ® for Food Processing Here CleanTech ® Automated Industrial Handwashing Stations Installed by Elmer Candy Corporation Upon seeing CleanTech ® Automated Handwashing at an IFT conference, Weber knew that this was the solution he needed to ensure consistent and effective hand wash for every employee, every time. How Did CleanTech ® Automated Hand Washing Stations Help Elmer Candy Corporation?Īfter Elmer expanded their facility footprint, Bernd Weber the CTO and VP of Process Technology at Elmer Candy Corporation was looking to r ework entry points and improve hand hygiene protocols by standardize handwashing processes. Elmer Chocolate continues to lead with the highest level of quality control, food safety and industry innovation.
In 2016, the company expanded its facility footprint by adding an additional 70,000 sq. Today, Elmer Candy Corporation is the second-largest chocolate heart box manufacturer in the country. About Elmer Candy Corporationįounded in 1855 in New Orleans, and incorporated in 1914, Elmer Candy Corporation produces candy for all holidays including chocolate boxes for Valentine's Day and Christmas as well as Heavenly Hash Eggs, Gold Brick Eggs and Pecan Eggs for Easter. The Elmer Chocolate Company does not offer tours of its Ponchatoula operations.After attending an IFT conference and seeing Meritech's CleanTech ® Automated Handwashing Stations in action, Bernd Weber the CTO and VP of Process Technology at Elmer Candy Corporation knew that CleanTech ® was the perfect solution for ensuring consistent hand hygiene at their facility. Their grandfather bought the business in 1963. Today’s owners, brothers Robert and Michael Nelson, are third-generation candy-makers. The company name changed to Elmer after Miller’s death in 1902. The name Elmer comes from Miller’s son-in-law, who joined the family candy-making business. After working as a pastry chef, Miller opened Miller Candy Company in New Orleans in 1855. a Brief history of elmer chocolate The early days – Elmer Chocolate Company Store in New OrleansĮlmer Chocolate Company began with Christopher Henry Miller, who immigrated to the United State from Germany in 1845. Elmer President Robert Nelson says it’s a great presentation that makes people feel special. The goal is to turn out pieces of chocolate that are shiny and untouched with no scratches. The manufacturing upgrades help improve food safety and efficiency, according to the owners of Elmer Chocolate.
Watch how millions of chocolate heart candy is produced at Elmer Chocolate
Machines insert those mixtures into chocolate shells. Huge vessels cook the caramel and cream fillings. Today’s increased volume is done without the candy being touched by human hands. The production line churns out 400 boxes every minute. That has allowed the candy-maker to ramp up its production to nearly 50-million boxes of cholate a year. The company recently underwent a 43-million dollar modernization of its Ponchatoula factory.
Robotic arms load Elmer chocolates at a dizzying pace chocolate making goes high tech You’ve probably received one of their heart-shaped boxes of chocolates as a gift, or tasted their popular heavenly hash and gold brick eggs. Elmer Chocolate’s manufacturing plant in Ponchatoula is a major supplier of seasonal chocolates. The production line rolls out more than three million pieces of chocolate candy each day for distribution across the country. The Final Step – Elmer chocolates packaged for Valentines Those heart-shaped boxes of Elmer chocolate that will be given to sweethearts this Valentines Day got their start in the small southeast Louisiana city of Ponchatoula.
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