Sep 09, 2025
The Florida Ice Cream Shop Serving Cones Bigger Than Your Head
Tampa’s Hampton Chocolate Factory is making waves with a towering 5-pound soft-serve ice cream cone—over 2 feet tall—built on two large waffle cones, drenched in…
Read MoreFeb 11, 2025
Tampa’s viral chocolate covered strawberry cups are a Valentine’s star
Sparkman Wharf’s Hampton Chocolate Factory (615 Channelside Dr) is our go-to any time of year for good chocolate, and their latest creation has become a…
Read MoreDec 13, 2022
University of Tampa grads launch chocolate shop to bring New York flavor to Tampa Bay
Brothers Austin and Grant Gappelberg grew up immersed in their parents’ vision of a luxury chocolate brand, eventually turning Hampton Chocolate Factory into their own…
Read MoreDec 08, 2022
Brotherly love leads to sweet success
Young brothers Grant and Austin Gappelberg, owners of the Hampton Chocolate Factory at Sparkman Wharf, share some of their sweet treat gift ideas just in…
Read MoreMay 02, 2022
Sweet dreams are made of chocolate at Sparkman Wharf’s new chocolate factory
From early days following their parents to farmer’s markets to having a location of their own to manage, Austin and Grant Gappelberg are growing each…
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