free encyclopedia jump to navigation search this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . january 2013 sweets from heaven & fuzziwig s candy factory type private industry confectionery genre retail founded 1995 headquarters durango co key people kayo folsom don grueser products candy chocolate confections toy novelties & accessories website http www.sweetsfromheaven.com footnotes references http www.shopsweetsfromheaven.com sweets from heaven & fuzziwig s candy factory is a franchise chain of candy shops located around the united states as well as internationally in the bahamas and guam . 1 the franchise chain sells mainly bulk candies and toy novelties such as hello kitty . 2 contents 1 history 1.1 late 1990s to early 2000s 1.2 recent 2 references 3 external links history edit late 1990s to early 2000s edit for over 20 years kayo folsom worked for the rocky mountain chocolate factory . in 1995 the rocky mountain chocolate factory created a new division called fuzziwigs candy factory . the name comes from the word fezziwig the name of scrooge s kind mentor in charles dickens a christmas carol . rocky mountain chocolate sold the fuzziwigs division in 1998 . in 2002 kayo folsom left his vice president position at rocky mountain chocolate factory and became the president of fuzziwig s candy factory . 3 the first fuzziwig s candy factory opened in 1995 . by the end of 2001 fuzziwig s candy factory inc. grew to 20 stores . 4 in 2003 fuzziwig s candy factory inc. acquired sweets from heaven usa l.p. a pittsburgh pa chain of retail candy stores . according to ceo don grueser the acquisition makes fuzziwig s candy factory the largest franchiser in the bulk themed candy segment . 5 recent edit currently sweets from heaven & fuzziwig s candy factory operates over 60 stores in 24 states as well as internationally in the bahamas and guam . they also have a shop in chester in england . 6 references edit store locator . retail radar fuzziwig s sweetens the candy retail pot . cliff kayo folsom small business franchise offers sweet returns . company overview . fuzziwig s candy factory inc. announces acquisition of sweets from heaven . store locator . external links edit sweets from heaven & fuzziwig s candy factory official website sweets from heaven online shop retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sweets from heaven % 26 fuzziwig % 27s candy factory & oldid 603335493 categories confectionery companies of the united statescompanies based in coloradohidden categories orphaned articles from january 2013all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 april 2014 at 18 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view