gourmet & specialty foods

J. Strika Candies Continues the Tradition of Handmade Chocolates

Clinton Township, MI - Welcome to the wonderful world of chocolate.Dark chocolate. Milk chocolate. White chocolate. Chocolate-covered nuts, fruits, caramels (made with real butter), cherries, pretzels. House-made spumoni and chocolate-mint desserts.It’s 1,300-square-feet of sweetness at... more »

Mooseberry Makes Delicious Soaps and Lotions

Penfield, NY - In 2009, Mary Bartolotta started her business of boiling up sweet-smelling soaps in her Finger Lakes log-cabin kitchen.She first sold her Mooseberry organic soaps at local farm markets and online at Etsy,... more »

Johns Creek Chocolatiers Take Home First Prize at Flavor of Georgia

Johns Creek, GA - M Chocolat is already the confectionary shop that is everyone's guilty pleasure up and down Old Milton Parkway. Now proprietors and sisters Maritza Pichon and Marlena Snyder have a new creation,... more »

Sweet Dreams Coming True

Fairmont, MN - The proprietor of Kandy Koncepts says she has pretty good control over her sweet tooth, but the real test will come when the shop opens next month.Lynn Rosa is in the process... more »

Niche Store in Winter Haven Indulges Customers’ Tastes for Artisan Cheese

Winter Haven, FL - An imitation of one Winter Haven woman's favorite New York City cheese shops is Polk County's first standalone cheese shop.Sherry Summers, 46, and her husband, Michael, opened the rustic shop with... more »

Coffee and Homemade Chocolate Shop Coming To Woodmont Triangle

Bethesda, MD - A retail chocolate and coffee shop is coming to the long vacant Weichert Realtors building in Woodmont Triangle.Heather Giuli, who bought the two-level brick building at 8003 Woodmont Ave. for $2.2 million... more »

New Store Will Have Sweet Spot for East Dundee

East Dundee, IL - Another bar will be joining the ranks of the village’s downtown businesses.But this will be a different kind of watering hole.The Sweet Pop Fizz Candy Bar, set to open in early... more »

Crave Popcorn Co. in Plano Pops up Sweet Gifts and Nostalgic Candy

Plano, TX - Not unlike cupcakes, popcorn is a trend that has transcended trendiness — a discovery happily made by Carol and Blake Davis, who've opened Crave Popcorn Co., a popcorn and gift shop in... more »