Just Candy
Erik Mandell has an extensive work experience in the retail industry. Erik is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Just Candy since January 2021. Prior to this, Erik was the CEO of Costume SuperCenter from March 2011 to December 2020. Erik also held various roles at Party City, including Chief Merchandising Officer from 1986 to April 2011, and VP of Merchandising and Marketing from 1993 to 2003. Additionally, they served as the VP of product development at Amscan from 2006 to 2008 and as the CEO of U.S. Balloon Mfg. Co., Inc. from 2003 to 2005.
From 1989 to 1993, Erik Mandell attended Boston University. However, no information is available regarding the degree or field of study Erik pursued during their time at the university.
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Just Candy
At WH Candy, we believe people make the difference. Each one of our associates is encouraged to actively participate in shaping our business. We are committed to our Core Values: Innovation, Teamwork, Integrity, Financial Strength, Quality of Service & Giving Back. Innovation has shaped us from the beginning when Ed Carson became a grandparent in 1993. Euphoric over the birth of his granddaughter, Ed happened to gaze upon a HERSHEY'S® chocolate bar and thought to himself "HERE SHE IS." Equipped with a computer, printer and great imagination, Ed soon had a stack of pink wrappers announcing Elise's arrival. He took the personalized birth announcements to the hospital and not too long after Elise was born, Wrapped Hershey's (WH) Candy was founded. By 1995, through word of mouth, this small business had expanded its reach to all 48 continental United States. Today, with a 16,000-square-foot office, production, and warehouse facility that includes a graphic design department and ships nearly 3 million personalized wrapped bars to destinations all over the world. And, while birth announcements continue to make up a large percentage of business, we wrap candy chocolate bars with the classic foil-end look for weddings, graduations, anniversaries, holidays, corporate promotions, and other special occasions. WH Candy has sold more than 100 million personalized HERSHEY'S chocolate bar wrappers. Today WH Candy is owned by Steve Mandell, another entrepreneur, who founded the Party City retail stores around the same time Ed founded WH Candy. As an expert in the celebrations and party favors business, Steve is broadening and expanding WH Candy to include candy and favors for special occasions, bulk candy, gift items, hundreds of personalized favors for every occasion, corporate logo and custom promotional candy items, and more.