Those last five words are more than a cliché as shoppers roam the aisles with their children and grandchildren. Inside the cavernous warehouse, seven days a week, visitors can peruse the $3 million inventory, which includes 5,500 candy varieties, canisters of Charles Chips potato chips and multiple popcorn flavors and brands, including newly acquired Campbell’s and Humphrey, as well as Sweeties’ own brand made on site.Ī soda/ice cream (homemade, of course) shop and two 18-hole miniature golf courses with lots of giant lollipops complete Sweeties’ menu of offerings for kids of all ages. No one knows that better than Tom Scheiman, the ebullient owner of the 40,000-square-foot candy store - the nation’s largest - located at 6700 Brookpark Rd., near Ridge Road. Just how far back depends on your age.Įveryone has candy-connected childhood memories. Sweetie Candy, better known as Sweeties, provides visitors. "We call it recession-resilient," he said of the company's goodies.A trip back in time.
This pandemic year has been tough on most small businesses, but Scheiman said that this fall, sales at b.a. Sweetie's relationships with those companies can bolster product availability. He noted, for instance, that Campbell's products at present have fairly limited distribution in Giant Eagle and Heinen's stores, but b.a. Scheiman said one of his goals with the addition of Campbell's is to broaden distribution of the company's popcorn and other products. Sweetie has 48 employees, while Campbell's has 16. "We're very committed to Cleveland," he said.ī.a. But he said the company is committed to maintaining those sites, at least through 2021, to see what improvements might happen at the market. He noted that the Campbell's locations within the West Side Market have seen a "major drop in traffic," like most operations within the market. Sweetie intends to maintain all of those operations. (The business was started in 1950.)Ĭampbell's, started in 2004, operates a popcorn manufacturing and distribution facility in the Hildebrandt Building on Cleveland's West Side a bakery and chocolate kitchen on West 25th Street and two locations within the West Side Market. "It's a great way to build that part of our business," said Scheiman, who bought b.a. Scheiman said the addition of Campbell's brings significant expertise and "phenomenal equipment" to b.a. Sweetie operates a 40,000-square-foot distribution center and retail store on Brookpark Road, where it makes popcorn under the name All-American Popcorn. Sweetie to grow the Campbell's brands and are confident more North East Ohio consumers will be pleased with enjoying our delicious products."ī.a. In a news release, he said, "We're excited to have the support and expertise of b.a. He said when Campbell's owner Jeff Campbell approached him a few months ago about a possible deal, he was immediately interested, and the purchase came together in about three months.Ĭampbell wasn't immediately available for comment. Sweetie, said in a phone interview that his company has distributed Campbell's products for the past seven or eight years, and it "sells very well." The two companies in that time have had "a great relationship," Scheiman said. Tom Scheiman, owner and president of b.a.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. announced it has acquired Campbell's Sweets Factory, a popcorn and sweets manufacturer. Here's a deal, between two well-known Cleveland names, that pops.
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