Chicago Candy Companies

Chicago’s Old Main Post Office a ‘blank canvas’ for creating Ferrara’s new headquarters

Candy company set to move into long-vacant building by late summer.

January 2, 2019

The phrase “Sweet Home Chicago” will soon have new meaning for Ferrara Candy Co. The 111-year-old candy company is moving its headquarters from the city’s western suburbs to the long-vacant Old Main Post Office building on Van Buren Street this year.

Ferrara Candy Co. moving headquarters to downtown Chicago

Candy company moving into long-vacant Old Post Office building.

Alyse Thompson

December 14, 2018

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Ferrara Candy Co. will relocate from Oak Brook Terrace, Ill., to the long-vacant Old Post Office in downtown Chicago next summer.

XO Marshmallow holiday treats

XO Marshmallow, Chicago.

Alyse Thompson

December 14, 2018

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XO Marshmallow has introduced seasonal marshmallows sure to sweeten up any holiday celebration.

Windy City Sweets wishes smooth sailing to U.S. Navy boot camp graduates with custom chocolates

Chicago candy shop partnered with U.S. Navy in 2017 to create candy bars, tins.

Dawn Aulet

November 8, 2018

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Thanks to a partnership with Windy City Sweets, graduating U.S. Navy boot camp can be marked with specialty sweets and chocolates.

The Lovely Candy Co. launches honey gummy bears

Four-year-old company produces gluten-free, non-GMO sweets.

Alyse Thompson

May 10, 2017

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The Lovely Candy Co. has expanded its range of premium confections by adding gummy bears made with honey.

Vosges' Katrina Markoff: Chocolate's artisanal alchemist

Attention to ingredients allows Vosges Haut Chocolate founder Katrina Markoff to create evocative, trend-setting chocolates.

Bernie Pacyniak

March 31, 2017

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For Markoff, there needs to be a story for her to do what she does, namely create and innovate using the medium of chocolate and all the wonderful ingredients that can go into a bar or bonbon.

Vosges’ New Year Chocolate Bars

Vosges Haut-Chocolate, Chicago.

Bernie Pacyniak

February 1, 2017

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Vosges Haut-Chocolat founder Katrina Markoff rings in 2017 with five new chocolate bars.

Former educator opens chocolate shop in Chicago

My Chocolate Soul founder Ramona Thomas shares passion for sweets in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood.

Alyse Thompson

January 18, 2017

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After an introductory pastry course at The French Pastry School, Ramona Thomas knew what she wanted to do. She put plans in motion to develop an all-natural sweets business.

Fannie May remodels Chicago flagship store

Open floor plan offers room for café concept, easier shopping.

Alyse Thompson

December 7, 2016

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The 2,400-sq.-ft. store, located at Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, now features an open floor plan and simple, elegant décor meant to draw new and repeat customers to the iconic Chicago brand, owned by 1-800-Flowers.

One-on-One with Tootsie Roll's Ellen Gordon

Tootsie Roll Industries’ chairman reminiscences about her husband, Melvin, and reaffirms her long-term commitment to the company’s future.

Bernie Pacyniak

May 22, 2015

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It wasn’t long before she whisked me to the Tootsie Roll production area to view a continuous slab of that wonderful chocolate-like confection falling onto a conveyor belt.