Fuzziwigs Candy Factory, a franchisor based in Durango, is expanding to the Middle East.
Fuzziwigs Candy Factory, a franchisor based in Durango, is expanding to the Middle East.Courtesy of Fuzziwigs Candy Factory

The first Dubai location opened on Sept. 7 on the Persian Gulf Coast. The second one will open on Oct. 31 in Dubai Parks, a collection of theme parks.

Mazen Omair and Rana Batterjee, the owners of Momair Trading, LLC and Momair Candies, plan to open a minimum of 10 new locations over the next few years in the Middle East. They were inspired to open the stores after seeing Fuzziwig’s on the Food Channel.

In August, a third Fuzziwig’s location in Ohio opened. The owners, Mark and Erin Dandrea, operate two locations in Columbus and one in Dublin, Ohio.

Fuzziwig’s has over 50 stores throughout the U.S.