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Local entrepreneur opens
Rocket Fizz franchise in Novi.

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public to his store Aug. 18 and 19.
veryone, get set — there’s a
The event featured illusionist Marc
new candy store in town, and
Rosenthal, Dave the Silly Magician,
its grand opening has set the
a bounce house and obstacle course,
stage for some very sweet business.
and a life-sized version of
Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and
TOP:
the game Candy Land. Eddie
Candy Shop in Novi held
Grand opening
Murray, former Detroit Lions
its grand opening in mid-
festivities at
kicker, was on hand to help
August, and the reaction
Rocket Fizz.
with the ribbon-cutting cer-
was, in a word, delicious!
emony.
Mark Fogarasi of
“I’ve always owned my
Commerce Township owns
the unique franchise in the Fountain own companies,” said Fogarasi,
“and I was searching for something
Walk Shopping Center, which fea-
tures more than 500 flavors of glass- that was already figured out for my
retirement. I could never see just sit-
bottled sodas made with cane sugar
ting still and not doing much.”
(even Michigan favorites Faygo and
The 50-year-old entrepreneur and
Vernors), a large variety of candy,
including hard-to-find and nostalgic father of two young sons became a
favorites, salt-water taffy, and tin
bar mitzvah at Beth Abraham, grad-
signs, gag gifts and movie posters.
uated from Oak Park High School
Fogarasi (the name his Hungarian and lived for a year in Israel.
He has been involved with many
father’s Friedman family used to
different ventures as a plumber,
escape the Nazis) welcomed the

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