City’s oldest chocolate maker relocates to Industry City
The sweet smell of success wafted through Industry City on Monday, November 17, as the newly-opened Li-Lac Chocolates factory and retail store welcomed in elected officials, business leaders and local activists to look around the spanking new facility housed in a repurposed industrial building.
As new as the factory is, Li-Lac — now located at 68 35th Street — has deep roots in New York, as the oldest chocolate manufacturer in the city.
Previously headquartered in Manhattan, the “stubbornly old fashioned since 1923” company wanted to stay in the city, with owner Christopher Taylor delighted to discover the amenities of the reimagined warehouse conglomerate near the Sunset Park waterfront, where Li-Lac chocolates are made by hand in a large open space that can be viewed by consumers strolling through, on the way, perhaps, to the chocolatier’s retail store.