Originally they had planned on competing with Yankee Candle for the candle business but later realized their food did not last as long as needed or burn as evenly as so they made the tough decision to go into food eating.
I heard something slightly different from Douglas, but his answer seems more plausible. It didn't make much sense in my mind that they were trying to create a gin brand that was focused on full meal flavors. Odd.
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