By Jill Nagy
Saratoga Candy Co. in Saratoga Springs, purveyor of peppermint pigs and hand-made chocolates and fudge, is moving this month—a temporary situation because work will start soon on the renovating the Adelphi Hotel on Broadway.
The candy store, around the corner on Washington Street, is attached to the Adelphi.
But the store isn’t moving far—only 32 steps around the corner to 353 Broadway, according to store owner Dawn Oesch.
The building now housing the store, part of the Adelphi Hotel, will be torn down and replaced by a new six-story mixed use building. The new building will include new space for Saratoga Candy Co. The store will have access both from the street and from the hotel.
The move comes at the busiest time of year for the business. In a typical year, Saratoga Candy does about one-third of the year’s business in November and early December, the owner said.
The store has already been filling holiday orders and Oesch would have been happy if the move took place after Christmas. But, she said, “I’m really grateful that they’re including us in their plans.”
The temporary home is a little smaller than the current shop. On the plus side, Oesch said, it will have giant windows at “perfect viewing height for children.”
