Purdys Chocolatier Elevates In-Store Experience Across Canada With Square

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 21, 2025--

Purdys Chocolatier, one of Canada’s most beloved and renowned chocolate brands, is making its in-store experience even sweeter with a new nationwide partnership with technology company Square.

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Founded in 1907, Purdys Chocolatier is known for extraordinary chocolate, craftsmanship, and a creative spark that brings joy to every customer interaction. The brand has become synonymous with quality, devotion to sustainable cocoa and creating memorable moments.

Consistent with this tradition, Purdys Chocolatier recognized that delivering exceptional in-store moments wasn’t just about their chocolate—it depended on every part of the customer journey. As the business grew, it was time for the next evolution in Point of Sale (POS)—one designed to support faster checkouts, smoother storefront experiences, and deeper customer engagement. To address this evolution, Purdys Chocolatier selected Square as its new technology partner, now implementing Square to run its Point of Sale and business operations across more than 80 retail locations across Canada.

“Our customers deserve the best service along with the best chocolate,” said Kriston Dean, VP of Sales and Marketing at Purdys Chocolatier. “Switching to Square has been a positive change for us. Implementation was straightforward, our in-shop teams were able to adapt smoothly and the checkout process fits easily into our workflow.”

In addition to ease of implementation, Purdys Chocolatier required a system with an open API to connect with other business systems. They also chose Square to streamline their operations and gain deeper consumer insights and data, as part of their commitment to enhancing the customer experience.

Square is now running in more than 80 Purdys Chocolatier locations, and will also be used at pop-up locations this coming holiday season. Stores are equipped with the fully integrated Square Register and the newly launched Square Handheld devices—Square’s most sleek, portable and powerful POS yet—to allow for a seamless checkout, all powered by Square for Retail Plus. In addition to the hardware and operating systems, stores will use Square Marketing and Square Gift Cards, and offer delivery service through Square’s new DoorDash integration.

"Square powers commerce for iconic retail brands around the world, and we're proud to partner with a beloved Canadian institution like Purdys Chocolatier," said Nick Molnar, Global Head of Sales and Marketing at Block, which includes Square and Cash App. "With Square, Purdys Chocolatier is perfectly blending century-old traditions of chocolate excellence with modern commerce technology to continue their incredible legacy of sparking joy in every customer experience."

For more information about how Square can support businesses of all types and sizes in Canada, visit Square.ca. To shop online or find your nearest Purdys Chocolatier shop and enjoy a moment of premium chocolate indulgence, visit Purdys.com.

About Square:

Square makes commerce and financial services easy and accessible with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions. Square offers purpose-built software to run complex restaurant, retail, and professional services operations, versatile e-commerce tools, embedded financial services, buy now, pay later functionality through Afterpay, staff management and payroll capabilities, and much more – all of which work together to save sellers time and effort. Millions of sellers across the globe trust Square to power their business and help them thrive in the economy. For more information, visit www.square.ca.

About Purdys Chocolatier:

Purdys Chocolatier has been Canada's Chocolatier since 1907. As a proud, family-owned company, they make a wide range of chocolate gifts from premium ingredients and sustainable cocoa. Community and people are at the heart of Purdys Chocolatier, and together with their Purple Partnerships initiative and Seasonal Fundraising Program, they find opportunities to support, advocate and craft more kindness.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media that the U.S. Coast Guard had boarded the Motor Tanker Veronica early Thursday. She said the ship had previously passed through Venezuelan waters and was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump’s "established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.”

U.S. Southern Command said Marines and sailors launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to take part in the operation alongside a Coast Guard tactical team, which Noem said conducted the boarding as in previous raids. The military said the ship was seized “without incident.”

Noem posted a brief video that appeared to show part of the ship’s capture. The black-and-white footage showed helicopters hovering over the deck of a merchant vessel while armed troops dropped down on the deck by rope.

The Veronica is the sixth sanctioned tanker seized by U.S. forces as part of the effort by Trump’s administration to control the production, refining and global distribution of Venezuela’s oil products and the fourth since the U.S. ouster of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid almost two weeks ago.

The Veronica last transmitted its location on Jan. 3 as being at anchor off the coast of Aruba, just north of Venezuela’s main oil terminal. According to the data it transmitted at the time, it was partially filled with crude.

The ship is currently listed as flying the flag of Guyana and is considered part of the shadow fleet that moves cargoes of oil in violation of U.S. sanctions.

According to its registration data, the ship also has been known as the Gallileo, owned and managed by a company in Russia. In addition, a tanker with the same registration number previously sailed under the name Pegas and was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for moving cargoes of illicit Russian oil.

As with prior posts about such raids, Noem and the military framed the seizure as part of an effort to enforce the law. Noem argued that the multiple captures show that “there is no outrunning or escaping American justice.”

However, other officials in Trump's Republican administration have made clear that they see the actions as a way to generate cash as they seek to rebuild Venezuela’s battered oil industry and restore its economy.

Trump met with executives from oil companies last week to discuss his goal of investing $100 billion in Venezuela to repair and upgrade its oil production and distribution. His administration has said it expects to sell at least 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan oil.

This story has been corrected to show the Veronica is the fourth, not the third, tanker seized by U.S. forces since Maduro's capture and the ship also has been known as the Gallileo, not the Galileo.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill, File)