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The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
	The Yankee Candle store in the Newport Center Mall in Jersey City, New Jersey
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Consumer products
Founded	1969; 56 years ago
Founder	Michael Kittredge
Headquarters	South Deerfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Number of locations	560+
Revenue	US$ 844.2 million (2013)
Number of employees	300 factory workers in Czech Republic
Parent	Newell Brands (2013–present)
Website	www.yankeecandle.com

The Yankee Candle Company (referred to simply as Yankee Candle) is an American manufacturer and retailer of scented candles, candleholders, accessories, and dinnerware. It is the largest candle manufacturer in the United States. The company is headquartered in South Deerfield, Massachusetts.

The Jarden Corporation agreed to buy candle maker Yankee Candle for $1.75 billion in the fall of 2013.^[2] In 2015, Newell Rubbermaid announced that it would acquire Jarden for over $15 billion of cash and stock.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ng, Serena (2013-09-03). "Yankee Candle Agrees to $1.75 Billion Deal". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
↑ Roumeliotis, Greg (2013-09-03). "Jarden to buy Yankee Candle for $1.75 billion". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2014-03-25.

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[Serena-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ng, Serena (2013-09-03). "Yankee Candle Agrees to $1.75 Billion Deal". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 2014-03-25.

[2] Roumeliotis, Greg (2013-09-03). "Jarden to buy Yankee Candle for $1.75 billion". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2014-03-25.

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