Sad news to report on the chocolate front: Izard Chocolate will be shutting the doors of its Hillcrest shop sometime during the third week of March, and owner Nathaniel Izard will be retiring from the chocolate business.
Last year was the company’s best, Izard told Whispers, but the business had been taking up more and more of his time. “It was either time to grow the business to that next level … or move on to something else,” Izard said. “I decided at this time of my life that I wasn’t ready to commit to that next investment level of business.
“I will be getting out of the chocolate business and I will be moving into some other fields,” one of which may involve real estate.
Izard founded Izard Chocolate in February 2014 and opened his store at 623 Beechwood St. in August 2015.
Of his business, Izard said: “It’s been a good run.”
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