BROOK PARK, Ohio — The b.a. Sweetie Candy Company, the Brook Park Road candy destination that calls itself the largest candy store in North America, is marking its 75th anniversary year with a new employee-owned business structure.
The company, with its main shop at 6770 Brookpark Road, announced that it is now employee-owned through a newly created Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
The move creates BA Sweetie Holdings Inc., shifting ownership to the employees who help run the business day to day, from warehouse operations to retail and distribution…