Project manager turned candy connoisseur Dave Sklena sat down with Local Business News to discuss his 15-year-old business. A 2008 layoff led Sklena to open the downtown Clawson candy company, and it’s grown in popularity since. For years, Sklena’s young son had no idea his dad owned a candy shop. Sklena told him he was a farmer. Now the 7-year-old enjoys working with his dad at the 4,000-square-foot shop where you can get anything you loved as a kid, plus new items like freeze-dried gummy worms.

PRESENTED BY

We’re happy that after so many years, we can bring our family recipe, to yours. Our products are all-natural, gluten-free (pickles, relish, bloody mary, all-natural chips, brine), and kosher certified (Michigan Kosher Supervisors, OU).

Craving more local food stories? Check out our LBN Food page for exclusive interviews with the best restaurants, cafés, and eateries in town!

Want to see what your local businesses have been up to? Check out our What’s New page for follow-up interviews and the latest updates from your favorite spots!