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RM Palmer Company

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Last activity: 18.03.2026
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From the very beginning, R.M. Palmer Co. has been the leader in seasonal chocolate novelties. Richard M. Palmer, Sr. emphasized innovation when he started the business in 1948 - innovation in product design as well as in manufacturing methods. Palmer's dream was - and still is our guiding vision - to delight the public with contemporary products of unique design and with striking, full color packaging.

Palmer's superb chocolate novelties are offered for your enjoyment during traditional holiday seasons. Easter was picked as the first "Palmer Holiday", and then Christmas and Valentine's Day were selected. And, most recently, imaginative items from Palmer help celebrate Halloween.

Palmer received patents on the original Easter items which caught the imagination of consumers everywhere. These innovative concepts were actually caricatures in chocolate - not merely sitting and/or standing "Peter Rabbits". The new "Palmer Personalities" added both interest and action. Personalities such as "Baby Binks", "Timid Timmy", "Flopsy" and "Wooly Willy" were introduced for Easter of 1948.

Even today these items are still top sellers. Palmer continues to capture the hearts of American families on these holidays with newly created caricatures.

Today, Palmer Products are far and away the leading seasonal novelty candies - not only in the U.S. but throughout the world.
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Location
United States, Pennsylvania, Reading
Employees
501-1000
Phone
+1 610-372-8971
Founded date
1948

Mentions in press and media 6

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Mar 26, 2023Chocolate factory EXPLOSION KILLS two [WATCH]US chocolate factory explosion on Friday kills 2 and leaves 9 missing. Image: Opoyi/WZDX The explosion at a chocolate factory in the US state of Pennsylvania on Friday killed two people and left nine others missing. According to the website...
Mar 26, 20237 killed in Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion, officials sayFour more people have been found dead following a chocolate factory explosion in West Reading, Pennsylvania, last week, raising the death toll to seven, officials said Sunday night. All previously missing persons had been accounted for as o...
Mar 26, 2023'RM Palmer is devastated': Death count rises to five in Pa. chocolate factory explosion but cause remains a mysteryCleanup and rescue crews are working through the debris of a Friday explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Michael Rubinkam/The Associated Press Redeem now A Friday evening explosion leveled a chocolate factory in R...
Mar 25, 2023Multiple people killed, several missing in explosion at Pennsylvania chocolate factoryA large explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Friday has left multiple people dead and others injured. Several people are also missing. The explosion occurred at the R.M. Palmer Company, according to CBS Philadelph...
Mar 20, 2009Ben Franklin Tech Partners of Northeastern PA announce $454k investmentWe can’t help but give a shout out to our neighbors in the North. Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania have announced plans to invest $454,000 in 11 companies in its region. That’s after Philly’s local Technology Pa...

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FAQ about RM Palmer Company

When was RM Palmer Company founded?

RM Palmer Company was founded in 1948.

What has the press written about RM Palmer Company?

Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning RM Palmer Company, among them “Chocolate factory EXPLOSION KILLS two [WATCH]” (Mar 26, 2023) and “7 killed in Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion, officials say” (Mar 26, 2023).

Is RM Palmer Company still active?

Yes, RM Palmer Company is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 18, 2026.