By Share Kitchen
A decade ago, tasked with raising money for a trip to Italy with classmates at La Quinta High School, best friends Brandon Weimer and Leah Post came up with an idea that hardly anyone could resist: buttery sweet toffee covered in rich dark chocolate with crushed roasted almonds sprinkled on top.
Today, Weimer and Post — now college graduates — are the bright faces of Brandini Toffee, with two retail locations of their own (Rancho Mirage and Palm Springs) and a growing list of retailers around the country carrying their decadent line of sweet treats.
Weimer has been making toffee since he was 12 years old and says quality and texture distinguish GMO-free Brandini Toffee from other brands and make it a standout product among gourmet foods.
“Toffee is what we know how to do,” Weimer says. “Everything compliments each other, ingredient wise. We really feel that we have a superior product here in the Valley.”
Brandini sources almost all of its ingredients from within California, Weimer says. “The chocolate is from Guittard Chocolate Company, which is in Northern California, and the butter and almonds are also from California.”
Brandini produces and packages a variety of products in its Rancho Mirage toffee shop and factory, including Chocolate Almond Toffee Popcorn, Cashew Almond Toffee Popcorn, Toffee Brownies, Chocolate Dipped Pretzels with Toffee, and Butter Toffee Coffee.
Locally, in addition to the two Brandini Toffee locations, several retailers carry the products, including Kitchen Kitchen in Indian Wells, Costco in La Quinta and Palm Desert, Jensen’s Foods in Palm Desert and Palm Springs, Whole Foods Market in Palm Desert, and at La Quinta Resort, JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, Fantasy Springs Casino, Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa, and many other stores and restaurants.
Brandini also offers online shopping at www.brandinitoffee.com and at www.Nordstrom.com.
To try a sample, stop by the Brandini Toffee booth at the farmer’s market section of VillageFest on Thursday nights in downtown Palm Springs.
Visit www.brandinitoffee.com.
