Sweet And Upscale

Metro Times

Douglas Cale owns Schakolad, the chocolate café that recently opened in Birmingham. The parent company, Schakolad Factory, based in Orlando, Fla., is run by the son and grandson of the founder, who got into the business in 1969, combining his name and the word chocolate.

The Schakeds have been franchising about 12 years. Doug retired from Deloitte in 2002 after 25 years as a management consultant. Five years later, he acquired a franchiseand and began another career.

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