When I was asked to go and have a look around Hancock's sweet-filled warehouse in Chester-le-Street, I simply couldn't turn the opportunity down, especially considering my love of all things sugary.
As much as the products inside can be likened to something out of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, the exterior of Hancock's is a lot more inconspicuous, looking like any other business on the Drum Industrial Estate.
There was also no glass elevators to be seen, just a normal door that leads into a warehouse of wonderful cascading colours. I was taken back by the vastness of the sweets available, with over 4,000 different products.
