What should I order at Winans?
Winans serves up the classics such as honeycombs (a family favorite), chocolate covered cherries, truffles, malted milk balls, and turtles. They also do some serious dipping with treats like chocolate covered oreos, chocolate covered nutter butters, and chocolate covered graham crackers.
How many Winans stores are there?
The family that operates Piqua-based Winans Chocolates + Coffees traces the company's roots back a century or so, and the now-20-store chain is under the fourth generation of family ownership.
Where did Winans coffee start?
Piqua was the first town to have specialty coffee in Miami County and Winans soon thereafter expanded to Troy. Max Winans, who passed away in 2008, complimented the second generation's success in the coffee industry.
Who owns Winans coffee?
Joe Reiser - President/CEO - Winans Chocolates & Coffees | LinkedIn.
Is Winans coffee a franchise?
Despite making no effort to promote it, Joe Reiser has been signing up franchisees for Winans Fine Chocolates and Coffees. This year, the small Piqua-based chocolate and coffee retailer has opened franchised locations in Atlanta, Norman, Okla., and Milwaukee.
Is Winans a chain?
Of those shops, six are operated by the company and 15 are franchised. Winans was established in the early 1900s as a bakery and confectionary company. Today, it is a fourth-generation, family-owned business that makes premium chocolates and freshly roasted coffees, among other items.
Where did Winans chocolates originate?
The roastery was in the garage of the original Winans Carriage House, where the company started in the 1960s. The candy factory was in yet another location, a nondescript building on the south end of town.
Are there Winans?
The Winans are an American gospel quartet from Detroit, Michigan consisting of brothers Marvin, Carvin, Michael and Ronald Winans.