For 25 years, Oceanside resident Armando Chacon has worked as an IT guy, helping business workers with their computer problems. But his new side business as an importer has come with an unexpected benefit. “For the first time in my career, people now smile at me when they see me coming,” he joked.
That’s because Chacon is a co-owner of Dolce Italian Sweets, a 2-year-old company that imports gourmet chocolates and candies from Italy. The company’s products include shelled chocolates known as confetti, spiced chocolates, pralines, hazelnut chocolate bark, gianduja candy bars, cookies, cakes and more.