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r -PrintableVersion <br /> �.. Page 2 of 2 <br /> But Wynn thinks that the new chocolate factory will help the restaurant's business. { <br /> "It's good for us," she said. "It will bring people in, at least the people that work there. They can't just <br /> eat chocolate." <br /> The new factory, which is still a skeletal aluminum structure, is going up right next door to the O <br /> Fellows Hall. Odd <br /> "They are going to have to do a lot of work inside that old building," Wynn said. "That place has been <br /> here as long as Clements." <br /> Schenone said she expects the factory to employ about 60 people year-round. <br /> Currently, the company produces its chocolates for sale to chocolate shops only, and does not have any <br /> company retail stores. <br /> f <br /> That will change with the move to Clements. <br /> The company is planning to use first floor of the old brick building as its retail chocolate shop, where <br /> they will also serve coffee, ice cream and cookies. <br /> They have not yet decided on plans for the second floor of the 3,600-square-foot building. <br /> Schenone said that among the possible options are a small Clements museum, that will show off the <br /> historic features of the old town, or possibly turn it into a party and banquet hall. <br /> "I want to make it a destination point," she said. <br /> The couple also plans to work with the Lodi Chamber of Commerce to sponsor events will benefit both <br /> communities. <br /> She explained that Lodi has developed its own identity because of its connection to the wine industry, <br /> and she would like Lodi's tourists to make their way to Clements. <br /> "Because wine and chocolate go hand in hand," she said. <br /> I <br /> http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2003/08/12/news/03_chocolate_030812.prt 8/12/2003 4 <br /> _ l <br />