Tuesday, December 8, 2015

The Profit - Wick'ed Candle Company (Biren & Company) Update

Tonight on The Profit Marcus Lemonis is in Los Angeles, California with hopes of making a deal with Wick'ed Candle Company.  Wick'ed Candle Company is a niche candle company created by Samantha Schacher and her husband Mark, which is struggling to break into the market.  Despite being in some larger retailers, they have yet to make a profit and their working capital is dwindling.

Let's take a look at some information related to Wick'ed Candle Company as well as what kind of deal was made on the show.

News and Links Related To The Company: 
  • Here are some preview videos of the episode from the CNBC website - Video 1, Video 2 - Extended Sneak Peak.
  • Here is the Wick'ed website, which is currently down, but has a message stating it will be back up when the episode airs.
  • Here is the Wick'ed Facebook page and Twitter page.
  • The company was started by Samantha Schacher, who you may recognize from television.  She is a co-host on Dr. Drew on Call, and here is her IMDB profile for her work as a producer/actress.
  • On Samantha's website, she said she founded the company because her and her husband were searching for a distinct candle for their wedding which they couldn't find on the market, so they decided to create it themselves and formed a business.
  • Wick'ed does have candles for sale on Amazon, and here is a link to what is available. 

The Deal From The Episode Plus Post-Show Updates (this will be updated continually):
  • The Deal - $200,000 for 33% of the business.  The money will be for inventory, new designs and packaging and to pay Mark's dad back.  Marcus is also 100% in charge.
  • The company was renamed to Biren & Company and the Wick'ed website has been updated with the new name. 
  • On the website, there is a Sweet Pete's Line of Candy Candles.  Sweet Pete's is a business that was also on The Profit.


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