Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is an international franchisor, confectionery manufacturer and retail operator in the United States, the Republic of Panama and the Republic of the Philippines.The Company is based in the charming old-west town of Durango located on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, in southwestern Colorado. From its 53,000 square foot plant, the Company manufactures an extensive line of premium chocolate candies and other confectionery products to supply its many franchise locations, delivered fresh by its fleet of refrigerated trucks.The factory typically produces approximately 300 chocolate candies and other confectionery products, using proprietary recipes developed primarily by its master candy maker. These products include many varieties of clusters, caramels, creams, meltaways, truffles and molded chocolates. Individual stores prepare a variety of caramel and candy apples, fudge, chocolate items and confections in full view of the customer using traditional cooking utensils such as copper kettles on gas-fired stoves and marble slab cooling tables.