Key West Florida has more to offer than just key lime pie, and the southernmost point in the continental United States is getting an even wider array of delicious, gourmet southern candies and confections with the opening of Savannah, Georgia’s most famous candy store, River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen.

Glen Willard, a franchise candy store owner of River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen’s with a location in Georgia, helms this new location in the Sunshine State.

“Growing up in Savannah, I’ve enjoyed visits to River Street Sweets and Savannah’s Candy Kitchen for many years, so getting to be a part of this historic company is like a dream come true,” Willard said.

River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen is a marriage of two well-known and highly respected gourmet candy brands based in the Southeastern U.S, River Street Sweets and Savannah’s Candy Kitchen. After operating independent brands for more than two decades, the Strickland family, the proprietors of both candy stores, reunited to offer the River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen franchise opportunity.

“We couldn’t be happier to have Glen sign on for another River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen location, and in less than a year since opening his first location,” Jennifer Strickland, co-owner and vice president of River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen said. “He and his family have been instrumental in the growth of our franchise and he’s the perfect example of what we are searching for in our franchisees.”

River Street Sweets Key West Florida location will be opening June 2017, would you be interested in finding out how to own your own candy store business? Read about our Retail Candy Franchise & Business Growth or here are answers to Frequently Asked Questions about opening a candy franchise store.

 
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If you’ve ever thought about starting your own candy store, there’s never been a better time than now! Here are three reasons why opening your own candy franchise and joining the candy industry will be one of the sweetest decisions you’ll ever make:

Candy is a growing industry

The first chocolate candy bar was made almost 200 years ago in 1847 and people have been going coocoo for cocoa ever since! According to new research from Packaged Facts, chocolate candy sales in the United States are expected to exceed $26 billion in sales by 2018, up from an estimated $22 billion in 2015.

Candy never goes out of style

Unlike many products that trend and then fade out with time, candy is always a favorite. From gift giving to holiday celebrations, candy has become a part of tradition. With that being said, it’s no surprise that chocolate comes in as one of the most popular and widely consumed candy products in the entire world – Americans alone eat over 2.8 billion pounds each year!

Candy spreads happiness

According to University Health News Daily, chocolate has been known for its mood enhancing effects due to its chemical makeup, which helps explain that feeling of joy you get when taking a bite out of your favorite chocolate treat! Plus, seeing the joy people get when watching homemade pralines being made or fresh taffy being pulled is an experience unlike anything else. Why not help spread that joy to others by opening a candy store of your own?
Are you ready to join the candy industry? Check out our candy franchise opportunities and learn how you can open your very own River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen location today!

 
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Every great structure is built on a strongly-constructed foundation. It could be a house, a family, a skyscraper, a sports team, or a business hierarchy — they all rely on a firm foundation.

That’s also the case when talking about franchise opportunity. Just like those other areas, it’s important to set roots for your franchise by establishing a healthy corporate operation. That’s one thing River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen has covered.

Our corporate, family-owned candy stores, River Street Sweets and Savannah’s Candy Kitchen, have been operating since 1973 and collectively we have 16 locations established in the southern United States. These locations not only offer our franchisees a vetted concept that’s been developed over 40 years in the candy industry, but it also provides them with the security that we here at River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen know a thing or two about the candy and ice cream business

Plus, our rich history and strong family culture provides an advantage to you as the franchisee because people already know our name and love our products. As Savannah’s oldest candy store, we’ve been able to secure one of the most loyal customer bases in the industry with our attractive and inviting family atmosphere and our one-of-a-kind experience. After joining our franchise and becoming part of the River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen family, you too can reap the benefits of our brand awareness.

The beauty of all of this is we’ve done the work for you. We have determined there is an appetite for our sweet treats and our continued success here in Georgia is evidence that the demand for our product and our brand isn’t going anywhere.

Not only that, but our established locations allow us great potential for growth. Since we’ve already entrenched the River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen name throughout the south and southeast, our franchisees are offered unique opportunities all across the nation. Our flexibility even allows our potential franchisees to choose or suggest their own locations.

So, if you’re interested in owning your own candy store franchise, contact us today and let us know where you’d like to start your very own River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen! Here are available candy store franchise locations.

 
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When you think about what to buy your loved ones on Valentine’s Day, what are the first things that come to mind? Jewelry? A nice dinner? Perhaps a bouquet of flowers? Well, if you said chocolate, you are not alone. Nearly 60 million pounds of chocolate are purchased every year during the week of Valentine’s Day; that’s enough chocolate to fill 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Chocolate isn’t the only confection popular on and around February 14, though. In addition to heart-shaped boxes filled with cocoa treats, about 8 billion Sweethearts® are produced annually for the holiday and nearly $450 million is spent on candy just during the week of Valentine’s Day.

With so many candy options available to consumers, the selection process can become a little daunting: let us help you out!

At River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen, we have a wide assortment of Southern candy favorites including our jumbo Chocolate Apples; white, milk and dark chocolate Loggerheads and of course, our World Famous Pralines.

Not only will choosing a delectable treat from us at River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen score you some points on the big day, for those of you who tend to procrastinate the gift shopping, you can also take advantage of our flat rate shipping to get it there in time.

For a combination package of our most popular treats, try one of our Signature Tin of Favorites or our Valentine’s Day Gift Basket. You can also never go wrong with a gift box filled with our World Famous Pralines and Chocolate Loggerheads.

 
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For a business that is selling gifts either online or in store, the holidays are obviously the biggest time of year—particularly in the world of candy and sweet treats. It’s estimated that many companies do about 20 percent of their business during this busy time, even starting as early as September. So it’s helpful to optimize holiday mail ordering this time of year, especially for candy businesses like River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen.

These products are often perishable, delicate, and need special attention when packaging for shipment. Candy is the perfect gift because when you think about it, who doesn’t love a sweet surprise? Here are some tips on getting your customers their special orders during the holidays.

Try to encourage updates

This will allow your customers to get their packages much faster. So if you can offer incentives to have them pick “overnight” or “2 business day” shipping by purchasing a certain amount of your product, it will arrive to the destination with less delay.

Have packages ready to go in the morning

Make sure that all your shipments are ready to go out first thing in the morning. All shipping services are fresher and more careful with morning shipments than they are at the end of the day.

Find the right packing material

Make sure that what you are packing your product with is the lightest packing material you have—that way you aren’t adding anything to the cost of the shipment from unnecessary packaging. The weight does make a big difference over time with shipping costs. Shave off as much excess as possible from light, clever packing material.

Be honest about shipping times

During peak holiday weeks, be honest with your customers about shipping times. If you aren’t sure it’s going to get to them on time, it’s better to be upfront about it rather than lose a customer later on because they are upset about a shipping time delay.

Using these tips, you can navigate the complicated holiday shipping system without too many catastrophes. Of course, you could also make it easy on yourself and order from River Street Sweets•Savannah’s Candy Kitchen—just remember to check the order-by dates at riverstreetcandykitchen.com if you’re hoping the sweets will arrive before the holidays!

 
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