Candy Funhouse, an online seller of various treats – from chocolates to chewing gum – is paying $78,000 a year to its Chief Candy Officer, who will even work from home.
A very sweet job is offered by a Canadian candy company.
THE Candy Funhousean online seller of various treats – from chocolates to chewing gum – is paying $78,000 a year to its Chief Candy Officer, who will even work from home.
The ad posted on LinkedIn in July lists the duties as: “lead taste tester, attending candy meetings…and other fun stuff.”
And all this from the sofa at home.
Naturally, applications have been submitted by thousands of candidates.
The company’s CEO, Jamal Hejazi, told CNN he was surprised by the interest the ad is garnering — entire families are sending elaborate videos asking for the job.
Based out of Toronto, Candy Funhouse is run by four brothers who grew up in the area. Their parents owned donut shops and a local restaurant.
The family hoped to differentiate the company from other industry leaders such as Mars with a “quirky” mix of products, no minimum orders and a strong social media push.
Sales in 2021, boosted significantly by the pandemic, were just under $15 million. The family retains 90% of the company.
The sought-after position of Chief Candy Officer is open to interested parties from five years and older -although parental consent will be required.
The company has 340,000 followers on Instagram and three million on Tik-Tok, including one Kardashian.
This time the company is gearing up for Halloween, its biggest sales period last year.
Hejazi further said that reports on social media claiming that the Chief Candy Officer should eat 3,500 candies per month are wrong.
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