The lights are coming back on at a Willoughby landmark. Jeff Morsfield, a 26-year-old candy maker from Cleveland, is moving his Jeff’s Candy Shop operation into the long-quiet Brandt’s Candies building on Lost Nation Road. He is peeling back the old wood-paneled retail front, scrubbing the original production kitchen, and aiming for an April opening that will feature live candy-making demonstrations. The comeback ties a new small business to a familiar neighborhood fixture and keeps decades-old chocolate-making equipment in service instead of in storage.
Antique Equipment Survived the Auction
When the property went up for an absolute auction on Nov. 20, 2025, the listing said the sale would include the business and the heavy-duty candy-making gear,…..