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Vineland Chocolatier Finds Sweet Success

Vineland, NJ - When it comes to the chocolate business, the sweet life can also be salty. Or jalapeno-hot. Or served with bacon.Amy Barbera has incorporated all these flavors into Barbera's Chocolate on Occasion, a... more »

Fictional Chocolatier Willy Wonka Inspires Huntsville Sisters to Open Chocolate Shop at Lowe Mill

Huntsville, AL - A framed 1971 poster portrait of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, the patron saint of chocolate, leans against a gray wall atop a white mantel at Pizzelle's Confections in Huntsville. The fictional,... more »

Lilett’ Candies Carries Rich Tradition

La Grange, IL - Lilett' Candies Gourmet Chocolate Shop has spent much of its time in Chicago, Broadview and Brookfield, but current owner Karen Gula said she's found the perfect home for it in La... more »

Old Lyme Chocolate Shop Sweetens its Offerings

Old Lyme, CT - The Chocolate Shell, a Lyme Street sweets shop for more than three decades, has expanded its operations to include desserts and coffee at a newly renovated section in the back of... more »

Shop Caters to Chocoholics, from Bacon-Covered to Jalapeno

Hyde Park, FL - With walls adorned with brightly-colored candy collages, giraffes and abstract prints, it's hard for some patrons to remember that they came to Ashworth Artisan Chocolate to satisfy their sweet tooth.The merging... more »

Sweet Dreams Come True at Detroit Chocolat

Sterling Heights, MI - There's no such thing as a bad day in a candy store, according to Casey Petz.He should know. Chocolate runs in his blood: He's a fourth-generation chocolatier (the great-grandson of Ervin... more »

Family Business Thriving at Dorothy Cox Chocolates

Taunton, MA - In 1928, Mary Dorothy Cox started selling buttercrunch and other candies that she made at home at the New Bedford Dry Goods store and today, the chocolate-covered, butter brickle-style candy remains one... more »

The Chocolate Ladies Share The Sweet Life

Talbott, TN - Satisfy your sweet tooth with homemade chocolates and candies from The Chocolate Ladies.Rita Key, co-ownerName/product: The Chocolate LadiesLocation: 107 Lakeshore Road, Talbott, Tenn.Contact: www.thechocolateladies.com, 423-736-0640Number of employees: TwoHow did your company get... more »

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