Summer 2011
Gourmet Sweets Stack Up Sales By Heather Johnson Durocher

Article Resources

Wholesalers

Green & Black’s
greenandblacks.com

Lammes Candies
800.252.1885
lammes.com

Madison & Marcela Organic Confections
866.418.7690
madisonmarcela.com

My Little Cupcake
877.598.4470
mylittlecupcakemold.com

Sisters Gourmet
770.338.1388
sistersgourmet.com

Sweet Shop USA
800.222.2269
sweetshopusa.com

The Praim Group
800.970.9646
praimllc.com

Retailers

Jeannine Klee
Parkleigh
Rochester, NY
parkleigh.com

Mimi Wheeler
Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate
Empire, MI
Grocersdaughter.com

Industry Experts

Kimberly Egan
Center for Culinary Development
ccsdf.com

Kara Nielsen
Center for Culinary Development
ccdsf.com

Packaged Facts
packagedfacts.com

Additional Resources

40 Park Lane
800.656.2940
40parklane.com

A. Perri Farms Inc.
631.471.3060
perrifarmsgourmet.com

Abdallah
952.890.4770
abdallahcandies.com

Adams Place Country Gourmet
509.582.8564
adamsplacecountrygourmet.com

American Country Candies
303.861.0585
rockwoodfinecandies.com

Amore Chocolate Pizza Company
913.327.1400
amorechocolatepizza.com

AmuseMINTS
800.779.8985
amusemints.com

Arndt’s Fudgery
800.753.8343
fudgery.com

Art by Chocolate / LolliChocs
202.328.1935
artbychocolate.com

Astor Chocolate
732.901.1000
astorchocolate.com

B. T. McElrath Chocolatier
612.331.8800
btmcelrath.com

Bacci Chocolate Design
781.595.1511
baccichocolatedesign.com

Bella’s Confections
800.734.5992
bellasconfections.com

Bitterman Family Confections
800.53.CANDY
bittermancandy.com

Bittersweet Herb Farm
800.456.1599
bittersweetherbfarm.com

Bliss Chocolat
877.572.5477
blisschocolat.com

Bon Bon Chocolates
858.592.0570
bonbonchocolate.com

Bridge Brands Chocolate
415.677.9194
bridgebrandschocolate.com

Bubble Chocolate
800.970.9646
bubblechocolate.com

Byrd Cookie Company
800.291.2973
byrdcookiecompany.com

Calico Cottage, Inc
631.841.2100
calicocottage.com

Candy Bouquet International
501.375.99900
candybanquet.com

Candy Creek
800.636.1299
candycreek.com

Cape Cod Provisions / Harvest Sweets
508.564.5840
capecodprovisions.com

Carmen and Company
440.897.1497
carmenandco.com

Carmie’s Kitchen / Pepper Springs
800.337.1337
peppersprings.com

Choco Art
617.898.8999
chocoart.com.ec

Chocolate by Design
631.737.0082
cbdontheweb.com

Chocolate Cake Club
847.963.1805
chocolatecakeclub.com

Chocolate Potpourri
800.555.8331
chocolatetruffles.com

Chocolate Talk
978.465.1679
chocolatetalk.com

Chocolate Valors
305.266.7447
valor.es

Choclatique
310.479.3849
choclatique.com

Chrissie Schubert’s Homemade Treats
866.766.9217
cstreats.com

Christopher Brookes Distinctive Foods (Far Away Foods)
866.640.2233
foodservice.com

Claudia B Chocolates
800.725.4602
claudiab.com

Chukar Cherries
800.624.9544
chukar.com

Cima Confections
562.926.6800
cimaconfections.com

Clever Cookie
800.237.8443
clevercookie.com

Colts Chocolates
615.251.0100
coltschocolates.com

Columbia Empire Farms
503.538.2156
columbiaempirefarms.com

Confectionately Yours
847.537.3535
confectionately-yours.com

Confections, Inc (Gia Michaels)
516.354.3905
giamichaels.com

Country Home Creations, Inc
800.457.3477
countryhomecreations.com

Custom Candy Concepts
877.695.6554
candypicture.com

Custom Candy Design
847.564.1400
customcandydesign.com

Dairy Food USA
800.236.3300
giftfoodcomponents.com

Dancing Deer Baking Co
888.699.3337
dancingdeer.com

DaVinci Gourmet
800.640.6779
davincigourmet.com

Delectable Samplings
770.998.5113
delectablesamplings.com

Delice Chocolates
817.652.8856
delicechocolates.com

DGZ Chocolates
713.777.3444
dgzchocolates.com

Dillon Candy Company
229.498.2051
dilloncandy.com

Dream Chocolate / Salmon River Food
208.376.3463
dreamchocolate.com

Dutch Candies
800.233.7082
padutchcandies.com

Dutch House Caramels
888.349.3480
dutchhousecaramel.com

Dynamic Chocolates
604.515.3666
dynamicconfections.com

Ean Sweets and Snacks
800.447.8427
eansweets.com

Elegant Gourmet (Madrona Specialty Foods)
425.814.2500
elegantgourmet.com

Endangered Species Chocolate
800.293.0160
chocolatebar.com

Feridies
757.653.2028
feridies.com

Ford Gum
847.955.0003
fordgum.com

Forerunner Confections / Kencraft Candy
801.756.6916
kencraftcandy.com

Forte Chocolates
360.629.6500
fortechocolates.com

Fudge Fatale
800.809.8298
fudgefatale.com

Fudgie Wudgie
877.998.3443
fudgiewudgie.com

FunkyChunky / Gracious Gifts, Inc
888.473.9659
funkychunkyinc.com

Garvey Nut & Candy
734.722.2202
garveycandy.com

Ghirardelli Chocolate Co / Mediacom.com
800.877.9338
ghirardelli.com

Godiva Chocolates
800.946.3482
godiva.com

Gosanko Chocolate Art
800.584.7790
gosankochocolate.com

Gourmet Chocolate
800.396.8137
chocolate.com

Gourmet Du Village
800.668.2314
gourmetduvillage.com

Green Goddess / Planet Organic
541.935.4223
foodofthegoddess.com

Grits Bits
800.875.7242
gritsbits.com

Guittard Chocolate Company
800.468.2462
guittaard.com

Hammond’s Candies
303.333.5588
hammondscandies.com

Harry London
800.659.4752
harrylondon.com

Hebert
866.432.3781
hebertcandies.com

Heritage Family Specialty Foods / Country Living Collection
800.648.2837
hfsfoods.com

Hillside Lane Farm, Ltd
802.728.0070
hillsidelane.com

Hillside Orchard Farms
866.782.4995
hillsideorchard.com

Hint Mint
800.991.6468
hintmint.com

I Love Popcorn
214.491.1551
iluvpopcorn.com

Images on Confections
847.968.4460
imagesonconfections.com

Indianola Pecan House
800.541.6252
pecanhouse.com

Innocent Chocolate
512.733.3624
innocentchocolate.com

Ithaca Fine Chocolates
607.257.7954

J&M Foods, Inc
800.264.2278
jm-foods.com

J. Sosnick & Son
605.953.2226
sosnick.com

Javabites
970.290.1263
javabites.com

Jelly Belly Candy Company
800.522.3267
jellybelly.com

Julia Baker Confections
480.699.4017
juliabakerconfections.com

Katherine-Anne Confections
773.727.3248
katherine-anne.com

Katy Sweet Confectioners
800.419.2056
katysweet.com

Kimmie Candy Company
888.532.1325
kimmiecandy.com

King Caramel
206.463.3782
kingcaramel.com

Koppers Chocolate
800.325.0026
kopperschocolate.com

Lake Champlain Chocolates
800.465.5909
lakechamplainchocolates.com

Linda’s Lollies Co, Inc
800.347.1545
lindaslollies.com

Lord’s International / Trello Chocolate
800.222.6372
trellochocolate.com

Luscombe Farms
214.212.0814
luscombefarm.com

Maggie Lyon Chocolatiers
800.969.3500
maggielyon.com

Marich Confectionery Company
800.624.7055
marich.com

MarieBelle Sweets
212.925.6999
mariebelle.com

Mary Ann’s Chocolates
616.855.0055
maryannschocolates.com

Melville Candy Company
800.638.8063
melvillestore.com

Metro Candy & Nut
866.457.8668
metrocandy.com

Michele’s Chocolate Truffles
800.656.7112
micheles.com/

Mississippi Cheese Straw Factory
800.530.7496
mscheesestraws.com

Monk’s Meadow & Amelia’s
800.545.3760
monksmeadow.com

Morgen Fine Chocolates
214.520.2462
morgenchocolate.com

Moosie Wrapper
Personalized Candy
Moosiewrapper.com

Mrs. Prindable’s
888.215.1100
mrsprindables.com

My Candy Supplier
734.542.1916
mycandysupplier.com

My Idol Pops
877.506.1855
myidolpops.com

Nancy’s Candy Company
276.952.2112
nancyshomemadefudge.com

Nassau Candy
516.433.7100
nassaucandy.com

NEWTREE
415.785.1185
newtree.com

Nikki’s Cookies & Confections
414.481.4899
nikkiscookies.com

North-Aire Market / Maggie and Mary
800.662.3781
northairemarket.com

Nutorious
877.688.6746
nutorious.com

Oh, Sugar!
866.55.sugar
namsbits.com

Otis and Betty’s
501.312.8747
otisandbettys.com

Ozark Delight Candy Co.
800.334.8991
ozarkdelight.com

Pelican Bay Ltd
800.826.8982
pelicanbayltd.com

Peterbrooke Chocolatier
800.771.0019
peterbrooke.com

Plimoth Lollipop Company
888.663.4948
plimothlollipop.com

Poppies Dough, Inc
poppiesdough.com

Quality Candy and Buddy Squirrel
800.972.2658
qcbs.com

Rabbit Creek Products
800.837.3073
rabbitcreekgourmet.com

Raven’s Nest Legacy, Inc
888.372.8367
ravensoriginal.com

Robert Rothschild Farm
800.356.8933
robertrothschild.com

Rogue Confections
212.541.7286
rogueconfections.com

Russell Stover / Whitman’s / Pangburn’s
816.842.9240
russellstover.com

Safe Harbor Confections
207.832.6026
safeharborconfections.com

Sandee’s Candee’s
877.756.4994
spudfudge.com

Sanders
800.651.7263
sanderscandy.com

Saratoga Sweets
800.827.9060
saratogasweets.com

Savannah Mixes / Savannah Cinnamon & Cookie Company
800.288.0854
savannahcinnamon.com

Seattle Chocolates
425.264.2800
seattlechocolate.com

See’s Candies
800.895.7337
sees.com

Sensational Sweets
570.524.4361
sensationalsweets.com

Simply Scrumptious Confections, Inc
714.505.3955
simplyscrumptious.com

Society Hill Snacks
215.708.8500
societyhillsnacks.com

Spangler Candy
888.636.4221
spanglercandy.com

Squirrel Brand Co
214.585.0100
squirrelbrand.com

Stahmann’s Fine Pecans
800.654.6887
stahmanns.com

Stephany’s Chocolates
800.888.1522
stephanyschocolates.com

Sticky Fingers Bakeries
800.458.5826
stickyfingersbakeries.com

Stonewall Kitchen
800.826.1752
stonewallkitchen.com

Sunny Seed Drops (Sunflower Food Co)
800.377.4693
sunflowerfoodcompany.com

Susie’s South Forty Confections
432.570.4040
susiessouthforty.com

Sweet Earth Chocolates
805.544.7759
sweetearthchocolates.com

Sweetique
888.456.4634
sweetique.com

Sweet Jubilee Gourmet
877.309.9262
sweetjubileegourmet.com

Sweet Services
800.322.6391
sweetservices.com

Sweetriot, Inc
212.431.7468
sweetriot.com

Terra Nostra Organic Chocolate
888.439.4443
terranostrachocolate.com

Terry’s Toffee
877.TOFFEE.4
terrystoffee.com

The Chocolate Moon
01482.778576
thechocolatemoon.co.uk

The French Farm
713.660.0577
thefrenchfarm.com

The Lollipop Tree
David Pitcher Private Label
603.436.8196
lollipoptree.com

The Orchards
706.547.2220
theorchardsgourmet.com

The Peanut Shop
800.637.3268
thepeanutshop.com

The Peanut Roaster, Inc
252.431.0100
peanut.com

The San Francisco Chocolate Factory
415.677.9194
sfchocolate.com / bridgebrandschocolate.com

The Sugar Diva
434.724.7521
thesugardiva.com

Third Coast Gifts and Gourmet
281.208.5480
thirdcoastgifts.com

Thompson Candy Company
800.648.4058
thomsoncandy.com / thompsonchocolate.com

Toffee to Go
866.863.3332
toffeetogo.com

Tom & Sally’s Handmade Chocolates
802.254.4200
tomandsallys.com

Too Good Gourmet
877.850.4663
toogoodgourmet.com

Torn Ranch
415.506.3000
tornranch.com

Tortuga (Liquor Sales)
877.486.7884
tortugawholesale.com

Uniquely Together / SilverstriSweets/ Art CoCo/ Carousel Candies
630.323.2500
silverstrisweets.com / uniquelytogether.com / carouselcandy.com

Valerie Confections
888.706.1408
valerieconfections.com

Van Otis Chocolates
800.826.6847
vanotischocolates.com

Vosges Chocolate
888.301.9866
Vosgeschocolate.com

Wind & Willow, Inc
888.427.3235
windandwillow.com

Yo Pop Yummies
469.233.7273
yopopyummies.com

Yohay Baking
631.225.0300
yohay.com

Heather Johnson Durocher

Durocher is a northern Michigan-based journalist who writes frequently about business for newspapers and magazines. She has contributed to USA Weekend, Woman's Day, Parents and American Baby. Visit her website at HeatherDurocher.com




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