Chocolaterie Stam is a trademark and name of three or four Dutch chocolate companies in the Netherlands and the Midwestern United States.
History
The roots of Chocolaterie Stam are in a pastry and bread bakery in Assendelft that was run since 1817 by the Stam family. In 1913, Jacobus Stam founded Chocolaterie Stam in Amsterdam. The second generation decided to "work together but not own together". Hence there are now three or four different companies run by the Stam family. Two or three of those companies are in the Netherlands and one has been founded in Des Moines in 1997. The US branch reported sales growth in 2011. Currently the third and fourth generation of the Stam family owns and operates the Chocolaterie Stam companies.
References
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