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It
all began with a huge sweet tooth. As early as
high school, Debra Formaneck dreamed of owning
her own chocolate store or dessert café where
she could indulge her passion for great
chocolate and love of cooking. That’s when she
scribbled the name “Simply Scrumptious” onto
a scrap of paper and tucked it away with other
forgotten treasures, each to be rediscovered
when the time was just right.
In the following years, Debra perfected a
family recipe for almond toffee and began
bestowing this delicious confection on family
and friends during the holidays. While enjoying
a successful career in commercial real estate,
she still dreamed of a “sweeter” life in
chocolate. The opportunity presented itself in
the early 1990’s. With the Southern California
real estate market in a deep decline, it seemed
the time was right for a career change. In 1992,
Debra officially launched Simply Scrumptious and
started selling her Almond Toffee as corporate
gifts. In 1994, she expanded the product line
with the addition of Almond Bark and Peppermint
Crunch and began wholesaling nationwide. Another
milestone was met in 1998 when her husband,
Greg, joined the company to oversee production.
Simply Scrumptious quickly established a
reputation as a family-owned and operated
manufacturer dedicated to producing high quality
products in beautiful packaging. We still hand
make our confections in small batches to ensure
the consistently high quality that fine
retailers have come to expect of us. All
products are hand packaged with care using
elegant ribbons, exquisite keepsake boxes, and
other sophisticated Country French and retro
inspired packaging designs.
Our
products can be found in upscale boutiques, gift
stores, gourmet markets and select department
stores nationwide. We are proud to have created
a custom boxed chocolate program for Nordstrom
in 2004 encompassing 13 products. Other fine
retailers we have partnered with across the
country include Barney’s New York, Henri
Bendel, Saks 5th Avenue, Dean & Deluca,
Bristol Farms and the Walt Disney Company.
It is our goal to offer confections and
cookies of exceptional quality at competitive
prices. Providing attentive, comprehensive
customer service is of paramount importance to
us. We strive to make sure your ordering
experience is as pleasant as possible so that
you will continue to visit with us time and time
again.
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