Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. operates as a confectionery franchisor, manufacturer, and retail operator in the United States and internationally. It produces approximately 300 premium chocolate candies and other confectionery products, including clusters, caramels, creams, mints, and truffles. The company's Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory stores offer products manufactured at the company's factory, and products made in individual stores using company's recipes and ingredients, as well as products, such as ice cream, coffee, and other sundries, purchased from approved suppliers. As of March 31, 2013, it had 6 company-owned, 59 licensee-owned, and 294 franchised Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory stores operating in 41 states, Canada, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Durango, Colorado.