Overview
- The family-run confectioner said it is closing stores and has already shut its Round Rock location, with the Airport Boulevard flagship open only for a short period as inventory sells.
- Online orders remain available during the wind-down, and the company has not announced a final closing date for the flagship.
- Vice president Lana Schmidt said higher prices for ingredients and labor left thin candy margins, and she also wants time with her grandchildren.
- Customers have packed the remaining store to buy favorites before they are gone, including the Texas Chewy Pecan Pralines.
- The fifth-generation Austin institution dates to the 1880s, is known for its neon lamb sign, and has operated from Airport Boulevard since 1957.