Walking into Sweet Drop Candy Shop in Derby, it doesn’t take long to realize there’s more to see than just candy.
The colorful shop, set to open Aug. 15, will not only serve candy, but also ice cream, chocolate, fudge, lemonade, candy apples, Hawaiian shaved ice and pretty much any sweet treat you can think of. Owner Aaron Schultz said that was the goal.
“We wanted to be a place (where) if a mom brought her kid in to get some candy (and) she’s not really a candy person, she could get herself a fresh lemonade, or some ice cream or some popcorn . . . you know, just something different,” he said. “We wanted to be appealing to everybody instead of just candy on a shelf…