Poppa's Fudge &Jam Factory

Fudge and preserves are made on the premises here, at a Lovell Street shopfront that has become a fixed stop on the Young visitor circuit. The kitchen turns out some forty varieties of fudge and a deep range of jams, chutneys and sauces, many built from produce grown by the owners themselves, alongside chocolates, lollies and hampers assembled to order. Around the confectionery sits a broader gourmet-and-gift operation: homewares, regional food lines and the kind of stock that fills a country gift run. Twice recognised as Young's Business of the Year, in 2008 and again in 2018, it has the local standing to match its tourist draw. In cherry country, where stone fruit defines the calendar, a maker preserving that seasonal glut into jars and slabs of fudge feels entirely of its place, a small factory you can walk into and taste from, seven days a week.