Chocolaterie Stam


Chocolaterie Stam is a trademark and name of three or four Dutch chocolate companies in the Netherlands and the Midwestern United States.

History

Stam's roots trace back to 1816, when Jacobus Stam, an early ancestor of the Stam family, ran a bakery in a small town called Assendelft, located just north of Amsterdam, Holland. Over time, Stam's bakery developed a reputation for quality pastries and chocolates. After receiving numerous requests from devout customers urging him to specialize exclusively in chocolates, Jacobus Stam pursued a newfound passion, launching Chocolaterie Stam in 1913. In 1930, three of Jacobus' sons, Frits, Wim and Jaap, and his only daughter, Fredi, each decided to join their father in business, with Frits, Wim and Jaap each developing their own branch of Chocolaterie Stam. Frits's business grew to be very successful, and he was later joined by his second eldest son, Ad, in 1978. The youngest of Frits' seven sons, Ton, felt that America would appreciate his father's chocolate as much as Netherlanders did, and decided to bring fine chocolate to the U.S.
The tradition of making fine Dutch chocolate continues in America at Chocolaterie Stam's corporate store, where our production facility is located. Here, Ton's nephew, Erik, shares his love, passion and skill for making exquisite bonbons and fine confections. In 2006, Chocolate Stam USA embarked on its initial expansion effort in the United States, bringing Chocolaterie Stam to Ames, Iowa, followed by a store in Rochester, MN, in 2008. Our location in Papillion, Nebraska, opened in 2009 and more stores followed. In each of our stores, Chocolaterie Stam now offers exquisite bonbons and other fine confections, our own rich coffee blend, and more than 50 flavors of homemade Italian gelato and sorbetto.