GREENACRES, Fla. — The flagship store of a popular chocolate maker in Palm Beach County has shut its doors.
Now, WPTV is working to find out why.
WATCH BELOW: Hoffman's Chocolates closes flagship store in Greenacres
Hoffman's Chocolates opened an outlet at its iconic building along Lake Worth Road in Greenacres nearly a half-century ago.
Customers told WPTV they remember when the location would create gift baskets for Christian and Jewish holidays, even allowing the public see the kitchen where it once made the gourmet chocolates for all its South Florida locations.
"It's a very sad day. We've come here since the beginning. We watched them make the chocolates in the back," Kathy Heeney who grew up just a few blocks from the store, told WPTV. "Now it's gone. I guess now we are going to try to find where they have it."
To find out where customers can still find Hoffman's chocolates, we called the company's outlets in Palm Beach Gardens, Delray Beach and Boca Raton, and all of those stores are still open.
WPTV received the following comment from Kip Hunter Marketing about the property:
"The Greenacres location did close. Hoffman’s Chocolates actually sold that property in March of 2022 to Saito Facility and the new owner now has other plans for the property.
Customers can still enjoy legendary, award-winning gourmet chocolates, chocolate-covered treats, fudge, ice cream, and more at any of their other five South Florida stores: Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Ft. Lauderdale, and Plantation."
