Fifty years ago, Harbor Sweets' founder, Ben Strohecker, challenged himself to create "the best chocolates in the world, regardless of cost." The result from his kitchen in Marblehead, MA was Sweet Sloops, a sailboat shaped piece of almond butter crunch with white chocolate sails, dark chocolate hull and pecan spindrift washing her sides. Shortly after Ben moved the company out of his basement, and into the brick factory on the Salem, Massachusetts waterfront where the company continues to produce delicious handmade chocolates today. In 1978, while studying business, Phyllis LeBlanc joined Harbor Sweets as a chocolate dipper, working her way up to President & CEO of the Company. In 1998, Phyllis purchased Harbor Sweets from Ben where she continued his legacy of producing the best chocolates in the world while supporting the community and providing an ethical and inclusive workplace.