Walter Baker & Company
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This article is about the former company. For the chocolate brand by Kraft Heinz, see Baker's Chocolate.
The Baker Chocolate Company was an American company that produced chocolate, headquartered in Dorchester, Boston. It was the first company to produce chocolate in the country. Following the deaths of its founders and officers, the company was sold to the Forbes Syndicate in 1896, which carried on the business until it was sold to Postum Cereal in 1927.
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Company type | Limited |
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Industry | Food |
Founded | 1780 |
Founder | James Baker |
Defunct | 1995; 29 years ago (1995) |
Fate | Merged into Kraft Foods in 1995 |
Successor | Kraft Foods |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Products | Chocolate |
Brands | Baker's Chocolate |
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Currently, the Baker's Chocolate brand belongs to Kraft Heinz.