gourmet & specialty foods

Zimmerman’s Nuts & Candies Has it All – Candy, Peanut Butter, Coffee

Penbrook, PA - Walking into Zimmerman's Nuts & Candies is a baker's dream and a child's fantasy. There are miles of shelves of chocolate candy, candy-colored gems, gummy candy of all shapes and sizes, malted... more »

Striking Oil, Olive Oil, on Main Street

Gloucester, MA - Gloucester has not seen anything quite like the rows of gleaming "fusti" decanters towering above the shining copper counters at Main Street's new Cape Ann Olive Oil Company.Imported from Italy, the 56... more »

Libertyville Olive Oil Shop Helps Make Retirement Transition Smooth

Libertyville, IL - A passion for cooking has blossomed into a new business venture for a retired Fox Lake educator.Sandra Schuenemann of Richmond and her niece, Mary Koval of Fox Lake, have opened Oh, Olive!... more »

Blackwood Woman Caters to ‘Friendlier’ People with Candy Shop

Goucester Township, NJ - It was at a funeral, of all places, when Pat Mahoney McLeod decided to get into the candy business."I was sitting there thinking when I die, I don't want people to... more »

Sweet Success: Jo-Ann’s Candy House in Wilton Celebrates 30 Years in Business

Saratoga Springs, NY - Whether it's the smell of homemade chocolate, the colorful display of candy or both, it's hard to deny the appeal of Jo-Ann's Candy House located in The Shoppes at Wilton plaza... more »

Customers Have Been Visiting Wythe Candy & Gourmet Shop in Williamsburg for 50 Years

Williamsburg, VA - On any day along Merchants Square, it's not unusual to see happy people clutching small white paper bags. Inside these nondescript parcels are goodies from the Wythe Candy & Gourmet Shop.It might... more »

New Shop Goes Crazy with Popcorn Flavors

Belmont, NC - Another unique business has popped up in downtown Belmont.Tastebuds Popcorn opened Nov. 29 at 208 N. Main St. and is already getting lots of traffic from kernel crazies, Christmas-gift shoppers and customers... more »

Fudge, as Edible Inspiration

Casper, WY - Some people use paints to express their creative impulses. For Brenda Hurless, it's fudge. Hurless draws inspiration for her fudge from many sources. An observation about a Wyoming flavor resulted in a... more »