Root 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.
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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
1820 House Candle CompanyBorn in the kitchen of a circa-1820 farmstead home, 1820 House Candle Company has been shaping fragrant home goods since 2004, with that historic property remaining in the family since 1919. Its East Palestine team pours each candle by hand in an artisanal process rooted in sustainability and community support, sharing proceeds with charitable causes.SKANEATELES, NY
Paramold Manufacturing LLCParamold 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.SAYVILLE, NY
Fontana Candle CompanyFontana Candle Company grew from a newlywed couple’s 2017 date-night candle hobby into a family-owned manufacturer of beeswax-and-coconut-oil candles scented with pure essential oils. Founded by Katie and Eric Roering, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania company hand-pours its products with complete ingredient transparency and makes them in the United States. Fontana was the first candle company to receive independent MADE SAFE certification for a non-toxic candle, and now has more than 100 MADE SAFE-certified products.LANCASTER, PA