Design Solutions
Empire Candle’s in-house design team opens up the possibility to go beyond our stock selections. A dedicated designer can work one-on-one with you to provide high quality, turnkey solutions inspired by the latest market trends that will appeal to a large consumer demographic. We invest the time into research and design work to ensure the custom designs meet in-house initiatives and have mass appeal to a consumer base.
Tailor Fit Programs
Our experienced team of marketers and designers can aid you in the development of custom and white label collections. We work with you to artfully create one-of-a-kind collections that are tailored to meet your business goals.
Sourcing
We pride ourselves in the ability to source materials for all of your projects. From jars and lids to gift sets and wax warmers, our knowledgeable sourcing team can find all the elements your project demands.
Manufacturing & Production
Empire Candle Co.’s 400,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility is centrally located in Kansas City, Kansas. All of our container candles and wax melts are proudly made in this facility. With 8 total production lines we are capable of efficiently producing up to 200,000 units per day. Whether you need trend forward candles with elaborate shrink sleeve labels or pre-built displays, we are able to pair our artisan ethos with efficient manufacturing within this facility to meet your business needs.
Capabilities
Our unparalleled manufacturing capabilities allow us to produce candles in a wide variety of vessel materials and shapes. Our automated wicking machines and label applicators ensure precise placement.
Packaging
From point-of-purchase display and gift set builds to assorted packing and pre-pricing, we pride ourselves in the ability to adapt to all of your packaging needs.
Distribution
Our skilled distribution and logistics team can efficiently coordinate your bulk shipments from our Kansas City facility to your distribution centers.
Research & Development
Empire Candle Co. has a broad range of development capabilities that ensure our products perform to customer expectations. Our on-site R&D experts thoroughly test every aspect of our candles and fragrance products to ensure they exceed industry standards for quality and safety.
Wax Development
We have the ability to formulate proprietary wax formulations for any format - from 100% fully refined paraffin candles to triglyceride blends.
All of our tailor-made blends go under rigorous stability testing to ensure the wax formula’s integrity and viability.
Fragrance Development
Empire Candle Co. has close relationships with many of the world’s most renowned fragrance houses.
We are able to develop fragrances that are specifically formulated to multiple wax blends and facilitate all necessary technical communication.
Every fragrance product undergoes cold and hot throw testing to certify an optimum fragrance experience.
Color Development
Our trained lab technicians artfully formulate candle colors according to specified Pantone color standards.
Since different viewing lights impact the perceived color of a product we utilize illumination booths for our color matching standards to ensure consistency.
Testing
Testing is integral for determining quality and ensuring a safe, consumer-friendly product. As part of our quality control protocols we evaluate every aspect of products against ASTM standards to verify performance during development and manufacturing. All of our test data and the test data from our third party partners is collected and maintained in our internal database.
Color Fade
Our expedited color fade testing to ensures color fastness under normal conditions. We utilize light stabilizers in all of our products while other stabilizing additives may be used for product integrity.
Burn Testing
Burn testing procedures are conducted on all newly developed products. Our wick optimization process determines the best wick selection based on wax blend, color formula, fragrance type, and fragrance load.
This process also ensures safe flame heights, safe container temperatures, and the ideal consumption rate of the candle with minimal soot production.
Glass Safety
During development and prior to shipment we conduct proper annealing and thermal shock testing on all of our glass vessels to ensure they perform according to ASTM F2179 standards.