Despite national and local efforts to demonize sugary snacks, it appears the market for such treats is booming rather than shrinking. A similar store, also offering an international selection of sweets, just opened at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda.
Sugarfina is based in Southern California, and already has a location at a sister Federal Realty property, Santana Row. In contrast to Lolli and Pops' curation of famous brands from around the world, Sugarfina touts its candies as being made exclusively for their shops by top candy makers. Many are imports from countries like Germany, Italy and Greece.
Willy Wonka is another thread in the new Bethesda candy boom. Yesterday, I compared Lolli and Pops to a small-scale version of the famous Wonka factory. Sugarfina's genesis came from a screening of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory on the co-founders' third date.
The company also donates some of its proceeds to a variety of charities, including KIVA and local tree-planting initiatives.
"The company also donates some of its proceeds to a variety of charities, including KIVA and local tree-planting initiatives."
ReplyDeleteHow about research on diabetes and obesity?
Candy for grownups? Do they mean edibles?
ReplyDeleteG. Money, you can suck my lollipop for free anytime :) ;)
ReplyDeleteMore relentlessly positive coverage of the junk food industry.
ReplyDelete7:43, sorry, you can't even give that away.
ReplyDeleteWho posted it first, Dyer or "The Beat"?!? Some birdbrain must be plagiarizing!
ReplyDeleteAnecdotally the industry is doing well based on your personal observations of two stores in an affluent area? Anyone have statistics to validate this opinion?
ReplyDeleteHave Riemer or Leventhal banned candy yet?
ReplyDeleteThey love to ban stuff.
@ 7:03 PM - What exactly have they "banned"? You sound like someone whose thought is limited to soundbites from talk radio.
ReplyDeleteTrans-fats in restaurants. Styrofoam. E-cigarettes in public.
ReplyDeleteYou miss having trans-fats in your restaurant food? Wow.
ReplyDelete^^^ instigator
ReplyDeleteCheck your reading comprehension.
@ 9:19AM was obviously listing things banned in the county.
Who said anything about missing anything?
Well, if he's upset that they are banned, then he obviously misses them.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to ban; harder to create.
ReplyDelete11:02: Actually, I do. That's simply not government's place, to be telling chefs what the recipe can be. Ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteRight. Just like telling a landowner what kind of retail they have to put in their building. Ridiculous.
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ReplyDeleteNo, it's more like telling a retailer what shoes they are allowed to sell.
Same difference, "anonymous"
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