Peace By Chocolate has begun shipping boxes of the sweet Syrian traditional treats from their new production facility in Antigonish to Sobeys stores in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
Sobeys stores in Newfoundland will begin receiving the boxes on Dec. 4. Sobeys offers mixed boxes of either 10 or 15 chocolates.
Read MoreIt’s a smell that brings back memories of happier times of life in Syria.
Read MoreANTIGONISH, N.S. – A year ago, members of the Hadhad family were living as refugees after fleeing the war in Syria —
Read MoreIt’s a long way from a refugee camp in the Middle East to a chocolate factory in Atlantic Canada. But for the Hadhad family, it’s been a smooth transition.
Their Antigonish N.S., business is a success, thanks in part, to a shout out from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at last September’s United Nations summit on refugees.
Read MoreIsam Hadhad and his family, Syrian refugees from the war that destroyed their factory and home, found a “community of the heart” in a small town.
Before the missiles came and destroyed his family’s chocolate factory in Damascus in early 2013, pretty much the only thing Tareq Hadhad knew about Canada was the little he’d picked up from MTV.
Read MoreA young entrepreneur who moved from Syria to Antigonish, N.S., less than two years ago with his family has just been appointed to the Invest Nova Scotia board of directors.
Tareq Hadhad will serve on the Invest Nova Scotia Board for a four- year term
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