A beloved Cambridge confectioner is getting even sweeter.
Spindler Confections & Savory Delights is opening a second location at 1316 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge‘s Harvard Square, inside the historic Leavitt & Peirce tobacco shop. The business announced the expansion in a recent Facebook post, where the team noted they’re hiring staff ahead of the opening.
“We’re looking for awesome friendly people to help run our new shop opening up inside of Leavitt & Pierce of Harvard Square this summer,” the post reads. “These will be retail positions providing customer service and operating our point of sale. Full-time and part-time positions available.”
The new outpost marks the latest chapter for founder and chocolatier Jeremy Spindler, whose passion for candy-making turned into an unexpected career path and thriving business.
According to a report from his alma mater, Brandeis University, Spindler originally planned to work in academic administration and was employed in the university’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences office when he began making caramels, chocolates, and other confections from home. What started as a side business eventually grew into a storefront, with the original Spindler Confections & Savory Delights opening in North Cambridge in 2015.
Today, the shop carries an extensive selection of local, imported, and domestic specialty sweets, savory snacks, beverages, and cocktail accoutrements alongside its handcrafted chocolates and candies made in-house.
Customers can also create fully customized bonbon boxes for weddings, birthdays, baby showers, and other celebrations, selecting everything from candy flavors and packaging to personalized graphics, messages, and twine colors.
The original Spindler is also home to the whimsical Museum of Chocolate & Confectionery, which explores the history, art, and science of candy-making with a special focus on Boston’s confectionery heritage.
The museum currently showcases more than 600 artifacts, including vintage candy boxes, advertisements, molds, packaging, equipment, and store displays. Spindler has previously said he hopes to expand the exhibit significantly, as he holds a personal collection of more than 2,500 pieces.
