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Sugar Factory Expands to The Bahamas

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - May 12, 2021 - 1:28 pm

Sugar Factory, the increasingly popular candy store, restaurant and bar, has opened its first-ever Caribbean location in The Bahamas.

The new Sugar Factory is now open at the Baha Mar resort complex on Cable Beach in Nassau.

The new outpost, which opened last week, includes a restaurant, cafe, confectionary shop, retail store, carousel bar and an “aquatic-themed immersive experience” called CandyOcean.

The colorful shop is marked by a floor-to-ceiling candy wall with more than 500 types of candy.

Sugar Factory has locations across the United States and a pair of locations in the United Arab Emirates.

Fo more, visit Sugar Factory.

— CJ

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