A century ago, Esther Rose Price started hand-selling the candies she made in her Fauver Avenue home to Dayton area banks, doctor’s offices and anyone else who would pay as a way to make ends meet.
Esther Price Fine Chocolates was founded by its namesake in 1926. The longtime candymaker first worked out of her kitchen and sold to coworkers and neighbors. As the business grew, she built a factory ...