{"id":773,"date":"2020-09-28T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nca2dev.wpenginepowered.com\/nca_news\/candles-a-big-winner-during-the-pandemic-september-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-09-28T14:43:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T14:43:08","slug":"candles-a-big-winner-during-the-pandemic-september-2020","status":"publish","type":"nca_news","link":"https:\/\/candles.org\/nca_news\/candles-a-big-winner-during-the-pandemic-september-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Candles A Big Winner During the Pandemic (September 2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/candles-a-big-winner-during-the-pandemic\/id1522308923?i=1000492608674\">The Doni Holloway Show: The Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathy LaVanier, President of the National Candle Association and CEO at Renegade Candles, discusses why demand for candles has increased during the COVID-19 outbreak. 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