CHOCOLATE MAKER RELOCATING TO LARGER FACILITY IN VALENCIA.Byline: Gregory J. Wilcox Daily News Staff Writer Satisfying chocolate cravings is translating into sweet success for a Sylmar-based candy candy: see confectionery. candy Sweet sugar- or chocolate-based confection. The Egyptians made candy from honey (combined with figs, dates, nuts, and spices), sugar being unknown. maker. Business is so good that Chocolates a la Carte is spending $8 million to build a new 11,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and headquarters on a five-acre site in the Valencia Gateway Commerce Center. The move will consolidate operations now conducted in Sylmar and Cerritos, where 90 and 110 people work, respectively. Richard Pocrass, the company's chief executive officer, said all 90 of the Sylmar workers are expected to transfer to the new facility but that the number from Cerritos might be lower because of the commuting distance to Valencia. ``I tried very hard to stay here locally but I couldn't find any comparable location. We needed a build-to-suit (facility),'' he said. This will be the fourth time the company has moved to a larger facility since it was founded by Pocrass' wife, Rena, in 1986. The company is known for products such as chocolate pianos honoring Leonard Bernstein Noun 1. Leonard Bernstein - United States conductor and composer (1918-1990) Bernstein and chocolate sunglasses sunglasses A tinted pair of glasses used to ↓ light arriving at the eye, which are labeled according to the amount of UV light blocked; nonprescription glasses are classified according to use and amount of UV radiation blocked Sunglasses for actor Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22 1937), known as Jack Nicholson, is a three time Academy Award winning American actor internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. . Construction is expected to start in the fourth quarter, said Ross Thomas Ross Thomas (born February 19, 1926, in Oklahoma City – December 18, 1995, in Santa Monica, California) was an American writer of crime fiction. He is best known for his witty thrillers that expose the mechanisms of professional politics. of Van Nuys-based Delphi Properties, which represented Chocolates a la Carte in the deal. Craig Peters and Doug Sonderegger of CB/Richard Ellis represented The Newhall Land and Farming Company The Newhall Land and Farming Company is a land management company based in Valencia, California, United States. The company is responsible for the master community planning of Valencia, as well as the management of farm land elsewhere in the state. , developer of the industrial park. |
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