gourmet & specialty foods

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 »

Owner’s of Bobby Sue’s Ice Cream Open New Sweet Shop

West Ossipee, NH - Patti and Ken Dumas have been making homemade ice cream at their parlor Bobby Sue's in Freedom. Now they've opened a sweet shop and fudge factory named Pattikens in West Ossipee.They... more »

Molly’s Rude Awakening Leads to Fresh Start

Black River Falls, WI - Five years after its owner took over a closed little log cabin coffee hut, Molly’s Rude Awakening has grown to an espresso and specialty coffee shop, funky gift shop and... 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 »

New Downtown Store Offers Olive Oil and More

Spartanburg, SC - A slick, new business concept is headed downtown.Greenville entrepreneurs Sandy and Michael Burn will open Olive and Then Some, a taste-first retailer of premium olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars, in a... 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 »