Chocolate Chat

A place for stories, information and discussions about chocolate and life at a candy store; written and edited by members of the family at Anderson's Candy Shop.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Fooling Aunt Ester

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E DITOR'S NOTE: We've added a few employees to our roster this summer and one of the things I've told each during training is,...

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Sunday, June 30, 2013

How Filbert became Hazelnut

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EDITORS NOTE: In this blog I aim to share what it is like to grow up in, and work at Anderson's Candy Shop through stories about our...

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Becoming a Candy Shop Anderson

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Editor's Note: While there are only a few Anderson's running the business in Richmond these days, the Anderson family has many membe...

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Winning mom over - "seconds" and a lifetime of love

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Editor's Note: I love a good love story. I also love hearing about how the candy my family has been making for four generations has...

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Christmas Cookie Recipes!

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EDITORS NOTE: One of the wonderful things about being at the candy shop this time of year is Christmas cookies. Our employees are quite th...

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

FAQs & good stuff to know about the new Barrington location

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EDITOR'S NOTE: We finally opened the shop in Barrington! Saturday, November 17 was our Grand Opening and it was wonderful to see so man...

Monday, October 1, 2012

Because what we do matters

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This blog is very personal. It attempts to explain why my sister, Susanne, and I have created a special charity assortmen...

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About Anderson's

Anderson's Candy Shop: is an old fashioned candy store located on the Illinois-Wisconsin border northwest of Chicago, Illinois. The store was opened just after World War I and today, a fourth generation of Anderson family members own and operates the shop. Anderson's uses 100 plus year old recipes to create its award-winning, gourmet quality candies.

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