Meet the Makers: Hausers keep family tradition of Swiss chocolate making going strong in R.I.

(Editor’s note: This is the 31st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the economy and, in many cases, our way of life. See previous installments here.) At Hauser Chocolatier, Rudi Hauser Jr. has a sweet job. The 18,000-square-foot Westerly-based operation makes chocolates and truffles, producing