Darling Sweet, one of South Africa’s premier toffee manufacturers started in the Western Cape town of Darling only four years ago and has already become a household name and a firm favourite with local and international sweet-toothed fans.

The company’s rise has been fairly meteoric and we sat down with founders and confectioners Hentie van der Merwe and Frits van Ryneveld for a nostalgic looks at the past five years …