A business owner is taking her sugary confections to Hunt Valley. Kim Rigby of Parfections LLC will open a 2,000-square-foot retail chocolate shop in June at 10768 York Rd.
She is now leasing a commercial kitchen in Columbia and is opening her first retail location where she can hold chocolate tastings, including wine and chocolate tastings.
She hopes the retail location will help her get more event and corporate business by giving her a space where prospective clients can taste her hand-made creations.
"We're really trying to sell the experience with the chocolates," says Rigby, who is investing $50,000 in the 2,000-square-foot space. "I will never be mass producing chocolates," says Rigby, who has run her own business for seven years.
She says the store will have the look and feel of a high-end wine shop. She likes the location because Parfections has a lot of clients in Baltimore County. The location is also convenient to Boordy Vineyards in Hydes and Calvert Wine and Spirits located at Hunt Valley Towne Centre.
Parfections sells more than 30 different truffles and eight kinds of chocolate bark.
Rigby infuses coffee, wine and even beer into her chocolates and relies on local suppliers. These include High Grounds Coffee Roasters in Baltimore City ,Black Ankle Vineyards in Mount Airy, and Clipper City Brewing Co.
Writer: Julekha Dash
Source: Kim Rigby, Parfections LLC