Paramold Manufacturing makes candles and industrial waxes at its fifth-generation, family-owned and operated facility in Sayville, New York. Founded as Paramold in 1976 after the Koster family’s wax and candle business began in 1852, it was among the first U.S. manufacturers of pressed tealights and continues to produce candles, wax blends and candle-making supplies. Its 16-acre operation includes three buildings, more than 60,000 square feet of production and warehousing space, and an on-site laboratory for batch testing and custom work.
The Old Candle BarnBorn in a basement in the late 1960s, The Old Candle Barn now hand-pours and hand-dips traditional candles in a roughly 28,000-square-foot facility in Intercourse. Local craftsmen continue the same old-fashioned methods used for more than 40 years, while the Hurst family has owned and operated the business for the past 20 years. The company also wholesales its own candle line throughout the United States.INTERCOURSE, PA
EAP InnovationsEAP Innovations manufactures private-label candles and wax melts, and also distributes candle-making supplies and glassware from its Pennsylvania warehouse. The company says it has more than a quarter century of candle-making experience and offers custom glass decorating alongside its manufacturing and distribution work.MOUNT PLEASANT, PA
Norden Candle SupplyAlyssa founded Norden Candle Supply after discovering firsthand how frustrating candle making could be. Based in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, the company began selling in April 2021 after more than a year of prototyping, creating in-house tools that help candle makers work with greater consistency. Norden manages each product from design through shipping and makes its tools in the USA from domestically sourced materials.
Root CandlesRoot Candles, operated by The A.I. Root Company, is a Medina, Ohio candle manufacturer founded in 1869 and still led by the fifth generation of the Root family. Building on a history in beekeeping and beeswax candle-making, the company produces approximately 20 million candles a year, including liturgical candles, using handcrafted methods alongside modern manufacturing technology.MEDINA, OH