After years of separation, branches of the Strickland family, who own River Street Sweets and Savannah’s Candy Kitchen, are back together in the sweetest of reunions. At the Savannah Morning News’ BiS Luncheon on Wednesday, father Stan Strickland and his children Tim and Jennifer shared their success story and discussed how their family has joined forces to create a new franchise. The River Street Sweets-Savannah’s Candy Kitchen’s first franchise is set to open Friday at the Tanger Outlets in Pooler. “What we did with this store was to combine the best practices of both companies,” Tim said.