December was just amazing for us. Chocolate, chocolate everywhere! Many times going, ‘How did chocolate get here–and there?!’ It was an odd December though compared to last year. It started off very slow, almost to the point of making us worry and then something changed–attitude, atmosphere, humidity? Who knows, the dam broke and we were [...]
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Chocolate Shop Metrics 2011
2Each year I comb our sales data and try to create a picture for the family of their hard work for the year. We thought it would be fun to share with you all since this was our largest year ever, and of course it is because of people like you. The Secret Chocolatier Production [...]
Charlotte Chocolate Shop Grand Opening Success
1Charlotte, North Carolina’s Chocolate Secret, The Secret Chocolatier had a fantastic grand opening serving their adoring fans for all their support.
The Chocolate Whisper
3Tuesday May 16th, 2011 our doors opened without a whisper. We wanted to have a very very soft opening, so the best thing we could think of was to just unlock the doors and see what happened. I needed time to test out our new POS system, our fledgling processes, and Chef Bill needed time [...]
Chocolate Shop Dreams, Reality
Off2010 was a long year for us. We set out with a goal–more specifically I told Bill and Karen Dietz that I would have us a chocolate shop or Plan B within 6 months of 2010. For the many who know us, that didn’t quite happen did it? I missed 2010, but things are different [...]
