Whew!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pounds upon pounds of chocolate creations, many happy customers, lots of tired and loyal employees.........our second Valentine's Day has come and gone. I will try to explain the feelings associated with our first year as Goumas Confections.

On February 2, 2009, my husband, Soc and his brother Greg opened their new business. This event was gratifiying on many levels, due to the fact that, 2 months earlier the guys were forced out of their former business, where they had been the candy makers since the death of their father in 1985. I won't go into all the details here, but the guys were 56 and 57 years old and started "from scratch". A huge piece of the success is due to their 12 employees (from their former business) who chose to follow them to Goumas Confections.

As of June, 2009, Goumas Confections has two locations! Our Granville, Ohio shop is located on Broadway, right next to the Huntington Bank. Granville is our village, and we are so fortunate to have the support of two communities, Newark and Granville!

For the past week, Soc and Greg have worked "round the clock" in their kitchen to create chocolates and other sweets for their customers. The old copper kettle really got a work-out, with batch after batch of caramel, English Toffee, and other favorites being cooked to perfection. Some of our employees have stayed until midnight or after to make sure the retail area was ready for the next day!

Yesterday, on Valentine's Day, Soc created a new Confections treat. I will describe it and you tell me what you think....better yet, stop in and sample the new item.
It has been christened "English Turtle" and this is why:

Greg makes incredible English Toffee and Soc's caramel can't be beat. So, Soc decided to combine the two favorites and create the English Turtle. As many of you know, a turtle is made with pecans, caramel and chocolate. English Turtles have no pecans, but toffee instead. They look like a turtle, but have a unique flavor with the toffee inside.

With all that said, we, at Goumas Confections are "flying high" with the support of our employees, friends/customers. With the support and prayers of many, we
threw outselves into our new venture and worked harder than we could have ever imagined.

Thanks for reading this and check out our online store at www.goumasconfections.com