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Michael Kittredge II Suffers a Stroke

Former CEO of Yankee Candle is in a Boston hospital.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Michael Kittredge II—former CEO and founder of Yankee Candle Company and father of Mike Kittredge III, founder of Kringle Candle Company is—has suffered a stroke. The news was posted on Kringle Candle’s Facebook page yesterday. The total extent or effects are still not yet fully known and he has been transferred to hospital care in Boston, the company said. Kittredge II exited the candle business in 1998 when he sold Yankee Candle for $550 million. His son created The Kringle Candle ...

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