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Followers grow as sweet empire helps family business mark 11 years of success

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May 01, 2025

BEGINNING in a small town in North Devon to running 16 stores around the South West, SoSweet has boomed into action as it hits 11 years of sweet-selling success.

- by ABIGAIL NEEP

Followers grow as sweet empire helps family business mark 11 years of success

George Robinson, 23, the company director, has been the force behind the company's growth since stepping into his parents’ business in 2020.

The business started when the family moved from the Midlands to Westward Ho! in North Devon and opened the first SoSweet shop.

A post on social media from Westward Ho! praised the shop and its 11 years of success.

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