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| 1/16/2014

"It's a very large market. Everyone likes chocolates."

-- BBX president Jarett Levan

BBX Capital Corp. keeps finding sweet deals in Palm Beach County.

It announced this week that it bought, through a subsidiary, Williams & Bennett, a manufacturer of quality chocolate products in Boynton Beach. Last month they purchased Hoffman's Chocolate of Lake Worth and its subsidiaries, Boca Bons and Good Fortunes.

"We like the chocolate and sweets business," said BBX president Jarett Levan. "It's a very large market. Everyone likes chocolates."

Read more at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

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