{"id":1079,"date":"2009-10-14T09:31:31","date_gmt":"2009-10-14T09:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expandsmtest.com\/franchiseking\/cleveland-franchises-the-first-ever-chocolate-bar-to-open-downtown\/"},"modified":"2022-09-01T17:37:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T21:37:26","slug":"cleveland-franchises-the-first-ever-chocolate-bar-to-open-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/cleveland-franchises-the-first-ever-chocolate-bar-to-open-downtown","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Franchises: The First Ever Chocolate Bar To Open Downtown (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\"><a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"https:\/\/thefranchiseking.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341ca59e53ef0120a5e4ad4d970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341ca59e53ef0120a5e4ad4d970b \" src=\"https:\/\/thefranchiseking.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341ca59e53ef0120a5e4ad4d970b-500wi\" alt=\"09_02_1---Chocolate-Biscuits_web\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\">Image Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freefoto.com\/preview\/09-02-1?ffid=09-02-1&amp;k=Chocolate+Biscuits\">FreeFoto.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\">Cleveland Franchise News<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\">You asked to be informed of new franchises when I asked you to vote on topics you would like to see covered more, so here you go!<\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\">For those that don&#8217;t like to go to a<em> bar, bar,<\/em> this new franchise concept could be sweet&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scheduled to open in Cleveland in November<\/strong>, the Chocolate Bar\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/category\/find-a-franchise\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">first franchise<\/span><\/a> will fill 5,000 square feet in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cleveland\u2019s bustling Gateway District at Euclid and Fourth streets. Four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechocolatebar.com\/franchise-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more locations are in the works<\/a> for Florida, Indiana, Pittsburgh and Toronto, but have hit financing snags as banks clamp down on lending.<\/p>\n<h2>Updated News Concerning The Cleveland Chocolate Bar<\/h2>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\">Facebook<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>The Chocolate Bar thanks you for your 13 years of loyal patronage. <strong>Due to continuous staffing challenges, The Chocolate Bar must close its doors<\/strong>. It has become too difficult with the lack of staff to provide our loyal customers with the quality of service they deserve. It has been a pleasure to serve you and be a part of the many birthday celebrations, rehearsal dinners, retirement parties, bachelorette parties and graduation festivities that were celebrated here. Remember: Everything is BETTER with Chocolate<\/em>!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"franchises cleveland ohio\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchises-for-sale-cleveland\"><strong>Check Out Cleveland Franchises For Sale<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Courtesy of FreeFoto.com Cleveland Franchise News You asked to be informed of new franchises when I asked you to vote on topics you would like to see covered more, so here you go! 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