Zingerman's starts Candy Manufactory, its 8th biz

Thursday, September 17, 2009 | Source: Concentrate

Zingerman's is going all Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory with its latest venture, a Candy Manufactory, in Ann Arbor.

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Zingerman's latest venture, Candy Manufactory, is reminiscent of Willy Wonka in more than just name.

The latest member of the Zingerman's family of businesses specializes in making old-fashioned candy through traditional methods, methods that have gotten lost in today's industrial agriculture culture.

"We're playing with sugar," says Charlie Frank, managing partner of Zingerman's Candy Manufactory. "We're doing things the way they should be done. The way they were done a long time ago."

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