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RedditSkippy t1_j60x33l wrote

Reply to comment by poppinfresco in Yankee Candle owner announces plan to close corporate headquarters in Massachusetts by NotSoPrudence

Is the son the one who started Kringle Candle? I didn’t realize the founder died.

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poppinfresco t1_j6a3gf8 wrote

That is correct. Also the Farm Table restaurant (which was very good when it first opened) Micheal Kittredge and Micheal Kittredge Jr (one who owns and runs everything now)

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RedditSkippy t1_j6a6sgw wrote

Are they related to the Kittredge people who own the restaurant supply store?

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poppinfresco t1_j6a75z4 wrote

Nope, I know the place well my family has a restaurant. Complete coincidence, though Kittredge Center at HCC is indeed named after the father. So the story goes, he started making candles in his mothers garage and built his wealth. The local story on the other hand involves the importation of cannabis to the region (George Jung, come to mind) I think he distributed weed at UMASS and then found a way to make the money become legal. Now I await the hit squad

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