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This is Chris Redgrave for Zions Bank Speaking on Business.
The state of Utah has a great chocolate history. We like our candy, especially quality chocolate. I was so impressed after my recent visit with Steve Hatch and Katie Masterson of Hatch Family Chocolates.
This chocolate shop has become a local favorite and you'll understand why as soon as you taste their delicious creations! You might recognize the name from the TLC show "Little Chocolatiers" which aired a couple years ago and gained Steve and Katie a national following.
Hatch Family Chocolates has become so popular that they've outgrown their space on Fourth Avenue. However, they recently purchased the former Eighth Avenue Grocery store just up the road and are anticipating moving into the new location later this year.
They are going from a 400 square foot kitchen to 5,000 square feet. Can you imagine? The public wants the product so a bigger space is essential to meet business demand. Steve and Katie will also have a larger seating area so people can sit down to enjoy ice cream and chocolates. They will also be doing more cakes and pastries based on Katie's experience as a pastry chef. Their vision is for people to come in, relax, have a wonderful chocolate and unwind from the day.
The new location is also right across from LDS Hospital and has a small green space on the corner of Eighth Avenue and E Street. What better way to enjoy the outdoors than with delicious treat from Hatch Family Chocolates?
This business comes from a long family history or chocolate making. Steve's grandmother, Hazel Hatch, learned to make chocolates in the early 1900s and practiced hand dipping with little blocks of wood. After she had children, she'd splatter chocolate on her apron to take home for her kids to eat.
Her son, Jerry, learned how to make chocolate from his mother and would sell his chocolates on the side until Katie joined his venture, and it expanded from there. At 79 he still gives his support when it makes sense.
For Zions Bank, I'm Chris Redgrave, speaking on business.
