Wicks n' More

Infobox_Company
company_name=Wicks n' More
company_logo=
company_type=Family
company_slogan=
foundation=1999
location=2870 Hwy. 371 North
Mantachie, Mississippi
USA
key_people=Cynthia Albanese, President & CEO;
Beckey Neal, Co-founder;
Kim Godsey, Co-founder
num_employees=60
industry=crafts
products=candles
revenue=
net_income=
homepage= [http://www.wicksnmore.com/ http://www.wicksnmore.com/]

Wicks n' More is a candle manufacturer based in Mantachie, Mississippi. Their specialty is hand poured pillar candles. Wicks n' More is the largest hand poured pillar candle manufacturer in the United States. Their product is sold throughout the nation in over 3000 stores. They also sell container candles, gift sets, greeting cards, and votive candlescite news |first=Tamara |last=Schweitzer | title=Mother Knows Best |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18591264/ |publisher=MSNBC |date=2007-05-10 |accessdate=2008-07-28 ] cite news |first=Seid |last=Dennis |title=WICKS N' MORE |url=http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=276645 |publisher=Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal |date=2008-07-27 |accessdate=2008-07-28] .

The company started in 1994 as a hobby of Beckey Neal's. In 1999, Neal and her daughter, Kim Godsey, opened a retail store in Tupelo, Mississippi. The company has had to change its base of operations three times, from a 1,200 square foot operation, to a 24,000 square feet facility, to a 67,000 square feet former bicycle factory that itself was later increased in size to 83,000 square feet. The factory is in Mantachie, Mississippi. Less than two years after starting the retail store, both Neal and Godsey quit their medical careers.

A new Wicks n' More specialty candle, [Elite Essentials] , contains wax made of palm oil, a renewable and sustainable wax. This is considered more environmentally-friendly than the typical paraffin wax, as paraffin is petroleum-based.cite web |url=http://1greenproduct.com/2008/07/home-wicks-n-more-elite-essentials.html |title=Wicks n’ More Elite Essentials Candles |accessdate=2008-07-28 |author=Aaron Dalton |publisher=1greenproduct.com |date=2008-07-11 ]

In July 2008, media commentator Rush Limbaugh announced in frustration that he could not find large enough gardenia-scented candles to effectively scent his home. In response, Wicks n' More sent Limbaugh a shipment of large gardenia-scented candles. After Limbaugh mentioned the generosity of Wicks n' More, the internet traffic increased by a factor of ten, and its sales figures increased five-fold.

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External links

* [http://www.wicksnmore.com/ Official site]