Kimberly Blackwell received into the sweet enterprise when her actual property enterprise was sluggish.
“I am a mortgage dealer and mortgage charges received kinda excessive and it received sluggish, and I used to be considering what can I do to herald some enterprise, and had a loopy thought to begin the sweet retailer. My daughter and her greatest good friend jumped proper in, too,” Blackwell mentioned.
Every week from being a yr outdated, her store — the Pendleton Sweet Firm — was voted one of the best sweet retailer in South Carolina by the GuideToSouthCarolina.com. The web site publishers made the announcement on Friday. The general public might go to the web site to vote within the annual roundup of companies with one of the best services and products throughout the state.
The location described the store as a spot for guests of all ages with a candy aroma of confectionary treats, nostalgia, and a wonderland of sugary delights.
Blackwell mentioned her mother by no means let her have sweet. “That is why I’ve no cavities,” she mentioned, laughing. “We’re so excited as a result of now we have one of the best prospects. All the purchasers got here out and voted. I hope it brings extra enterprise to Pendleton,” she added. “We love this space, and I assumed this may be an amazing place.”
The “salted caramel fudge is one of the best vendor,” Blackwell mentioned. “I make a pecan praline cake. It is a caramel cake with a praline topping. Individuals love that. We promote plenty of Jelly Bellies,” she mentioned. “Hopefully, we will hold increasing and develop and add one other one; who is aware of?”
“It’s so thrilling,” mentioned her daughter Claire Blackwell, who welcomed prospects alongside coworker Camille Cunningham, her former tennis group companion whereas college students at Southern Wesleyan College. Each now attend Clemson College.
“We had plenty of prospects who got here in and mentioned they voted,” the youthful Blackwell mentioned. Her favourite deal with? “I’d most likely say the caramel praline cake.”
And for Cunningham? “I’d positively say the salted carmel fudge, it is so good. However we have sampled and tried the whole lot within the retailer.”
On Friday, Pendleton city councilman Jeff Van Drie was among the many store’s prospects.
“We’re so pleased with the Pendleton Sweet Firm with this award,” Van Drie mentioned. “It is an unimaginable place to return to.”
This text initially appeared on Greenville Information: Buyer votes assist crown Pendleton Sweet Store tops in South Carolina
