Nestles Factory

The First Chocolate in North America was made in Fulton by Henri Nestle. Nestle opened his plant in 1900 to produce condensed milk and baby food. Later in 1908 he began the production of chocolate. Quickly Fulton became the birthplace of Nestles chocolate being the home of Crunch Bars, and Toll House Chocolate Chips. At the companies peak it had 1700 employees which made it a pivotal employer for the area. Nestles was open for 103 years, having a payroll of 22 million dollars a year for its employees. Because of manufacturing companies like Nestles Fulton became known as "the City the Great Depression missed". When the plant closed in 2003, 350 employees lost their jobs, hurting the economic standing of the city.