Chapel Hill Toffee

Growing up in his family home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Mom’s homemade toffee was always a special treat for Mark Graves. In 2006, after years of perfecting her secret family recipe, Mark’s mother, Karen Graves, turned her favorite hobby into her own home-based business. With the love and support of her husband, Griff, Chapel Hill Toffee made its official debut at A Southern Season, a specialty foods market in the heart of Chapel Hill.

In 2008, during the national financial crisis, Mark’s career in banking came to an abrupt end. He saw an opportunity and decided to join his mother in the kitchen and help her take her small business to the next level. Mark’s wife, Christy Graves, a fellow Chapel Hill native, soon joined the team to direct sales and marketing. Karen’s oldest son, Scott, joined in 2015 to lead distribution. In 2023, Mark's cousin (and fellow Tar Heel), Morgan Clark, came on board as the newest member in the family business!

Karen’s husband, Griff Graves, was the first and biggest fan of the toffee and, after his unexpected passing, Griff’s Toffee was launched as the national brand of KLG Candies, LLC to honor his memory and all of the support he provided in getting the family business off the ground.

While Chapel Hill Toffee and Griff’s Toffee have quickly expanded across the country, our toffee is still lovingly handcrafted in the place where it all began, “The Southern Part of Heaven.”