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Jars filled to the brim with candy of all colours, treasure chests overflowing with sweet treats and multi-coloured lollipops adorn the shelves of La Confiserie CandyLabs, Montreal’s newest small business with a tasty twist

The shop’s owner, Lin Geng is a 24-year-old first-generation Canadian and graduate of Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business. Along with May He, 26, his girlfriend and business partner, he opened the small shop on Guy St. just before Halloween.

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“Have a sweet day!” Geng says to shop customers.

“It’s kind of a motto for us,” said Geng, adding that people generally leave the shop happier than when they entered. One reason may be that visitors to CandyLabs are offered at least one sample of the shop’s dozens of different crunchy candies.

Geng, who researched the candy market in Canada prior to opening CandyLabs, contends his shop is the only one in Canada to offer handcrafted artisan hard candy. It’s made without the use of any machines or powered utensils.