Industry Confectionery Founded 1995 | Genre Retail Type of business Private | |
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Key people Kayo Folsom, Don Grueser Products candy, chocolate, confections, toy novelties & accessories Headquarters Durango, Colorado, United States | ||
Sweets From Heaven & Fuzziwig's Candy Factory is a franchise chain of candy shops located around the United States as well as internationally in the Bahamas and Guam. The franchise chain sells mainly bulk candies and toy novelties such as Hello Kitty.
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Late 1990s to Early 2000s
For over 20 years, Kayo Folsom worked for the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. In 1995, the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory created a new division called Fuzziwigs Candy Factory. The name comes from the word, Fezziwig, the name of Scrooge's kind mentor in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Rocky Mountain Chocolate sold the Fuzziwigs division in 1998. In 2002 Kayo Folsom left his vice president position at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and became the president of Fuzziwig's Candy Factory. The first Fuzziwig's Candy Factory opened in 1995. By the end of 2001, Fuzziwig's Candy Factory, Inc. grew to 20 stores.
In 2003, Fuzziwig's Candy Factory, Inc. acquired Sweets From Heaven USA, L.P., a Pittsburgh, PA chain of retail candy stores. "According to CEO Don Grueser, the acquisition makes Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory the largest franchiser in the bulk "themed candy" segment."
Recent
Currently, Sweets From Heaven & Fuzziwig's Candy Factory operates over 60 stores in 24 states as well as internationally in the Bahamas and Guam. They also have a shop in Chester in England.