Old Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Factory Building - wilburfactoryblkwhi172947
by Frank J Benz
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Old Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Factory Building - wilburfactoryblkwhi172947
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Frank J Benz
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Old Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Factory Building.
Located in Lititz, PA, this building, and its massive brick wall, is located directly alongside of the Reading and Columbia railroad tracks and station (on the other side of the track) which made it extremely easy and efficient to get all the materials needed for manufacturing their sweet product.
Wilbur Chocolates eventually took over the property and started making the famous Wilbur Bud and other associated products there until the building was closed down and put up for sale in 2016. The Wilbur Bud dates back to 1893 and predates the closely resembling Hershey Kiss by 14 years. Lititz is only a few miles from the Hershey Company in Hershey, PA.
Wilbur Buds are not individually wrapped and have the word Wilbur on the decorative bottom of each Bud. Wilbur produces outstanding, divine, smooth tasting chocolate that in our opinion is among the best, if not the best, of all available chocolates. We purchase obscene amounts of Wilbur Chocolate every time we are in the Lititz area – it is that good ! ! ! If you for some reason have never tried Wilbur Chocolates it is something that you need to put on your bucket list of things you must do. We were also saddened on our last visit to see that the old factory was shut down and all of the factory buildings were being sold. Historic chocolate, historic building, historic town – hopefully the old structures can be utilized on some manner to retain their outward appearance as a reminder of the days gone by. Wilbur Chocolates has a new retail store located across the street from the old factory that has been constructed to closely resemble the old factory, only one story though instead of the four the old one was. Great little store, lots of historical items, lots of history on the company, the ability to still watch the special candies being hand made and decorated and of course the super delicious and enticing free samples of those great little Wilbur Buds.
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September 7th, 2017
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