JUST SOLD
Commercial Kitchen and Industrial Kitchen
San Jose
Steve Zimmerman recently sold a commercial kitchen in an industrial condominium located at 185 Lewis Street, San Jose (Santa Clara County)
R & J Toffees, a high-quality toffee company, occupied the space since 2005. For personal reasons, Joel and Michelle Sakakihara, the sellers, decided to close the business.
R & J Toffees’ origin began over 60 years ago with Joel and Ryan (Joel’s brother) Sakakihara’s grandmother and grandfather. Grandpa Sam was a cook for the 442nd infantry in World War II, and, under his watch, the toffee recipe was refined. Ironically, he was diabetic, but prolific in his candy making to the point where holiday gifts and annual donations of toffee to church and community fundraisers became tradition.
Joel and Ryan were fortunate to apprentice the toffee making process from their grandfather. Joel and Ryan spent years working to refine their handmade toffee before opening for business in 2005. While just making toffee can be a routine pursuit, making exceptional toffee is quite elusive and difficult to achieve. Understanding that the most elegant solution to a problem is often the simplest, Joel and Ryan continued to nurture this notion of simplicity in every product they made.
The buyer is a multi-unit restaurant operator in Santa Clara County that wants to maintain confidential as they represent an oversees brand. They plan on using the space as a commissary for their restaurants to maintain their standards of producing consistent quality products.
RRC wishes Joel and Michelle best wishes in the next chapter of their career and wish the buyer much success with the acquisition of their new commercial kitchen and the building it occupies.
The Restaurant Dealmaker
Restaurant Realty
