TWO new Winans Chocolates + Coffee shops opened this week

Winans Chocolates + Coffees opened two stores today, Jan. 13, 2020 in downtown Dayton and in Sidney.

Winans Chocolates + Coffees opened two stores today, Jan. 13, 2020 in downtown Dayton and in Sidney.
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By Mark Fisher
Jan 16, 2020
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Two new Winans Chocolates + Coffees opened on Monday, Jan. 13, in Sidney and in downtown Dayton, becoming the 19th and 20th locations for the Piqua-based chain.

“We have taken our time building out two great retail spaces, and the wait will be worth it,” Winans’ owners Joe Reiser and Laurie Winans Reiser said in a release.

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The downtown Dayton chocolate, coffee and wine shop at 221 N. Patterson Blvd.  is the second franchise location owned and operated by Whitney Wedding, who also oversees the Winans shop at The Greene Town Center. Plans call for a grand opening to be held on Friday, Jan. 17 in conjunction with the Downtown Dayton Partnership, Wedding said.

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“We are just really excited to have a presence in downtown Dayton,” Wedding said last week. “There are so many great events happening and things to do in this immediate vicinity, with RiverScape MetroPark, the bike trail, nearby 2nd Street Market, and the Dayton Dragons at Fifth Third Field. We look forward to getting to know our neighbors and to be able to share Winans Chocolates, Coffees and wine.”

The Sidney shop is located at 1019 Wapakoneta Ave.

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“Sidney has a rich and long family history for me,” Laurie Winans Reiser said in a release. “My mother, Jean Krukenberg, grew up in Sidney and attended Sidney High School. My grandfather Karl owned and operated Jerald’s Men’s Clothing store on the square for many years.”

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My mom attended Ohio University, where she met and married Max Winans from Piqua. Max owned and operated Winans Bakery in Bellefontaine in the late 1950s, then opened Winans Carriage House Candies in Piqua in 1961. He also had a chocolate shop on the square in Sidney for a few years in the mid-60s.”

The new Sidney store will boast a drive-thru window and an outdoor seating area, Reiser said.

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Winans opened its first franchise store in Dayton in 2006. The new downtown Dayton Winans is on the ground floor of a building in which between 500 and 600 employees of CareSource work.

The new downtown Dayton Winans shop’s hours are 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

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Wines will be available by the taste, including a flight that consists of two-ounce pours of four wines, or for takeout by the bottle.

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About the Author

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.