Candy Phelps draws a serving of red rope licorice from her self-designed Party On! Licorice Dispenser, mounted in her vehicle in Madison. Phelps has begun selling the product, which is inspired by the "Wayne's World" movies of the 1990s.
The Party On! Licorice Dispenser can hold thick ropes of red licorice and is equipped with a plastic blade to cut off desired lengths. The dispenser can be mounted in a car, on a desk, shelf and other surfaces.
Candy Phelps opens a box that holds one of her Party On! Licorice Dispensers. Phelps works out of her home and out of a small office above Bar Corallini on Madison's East Side and is capitalizing on an idea she's had since she was 13 years old.
Candy Phelps is surrounded by inventory in her small office as she shows off red rope licorice manufactured by the American Licorice Co. in La Porte, Indiana, one of the few companies that makes the product she needs for her licorice dispensers.
A “Wayne’s World” wig and cap shares a wall in the office of Party On! Licorice Dispenser marketer Candy Phelps. She fell in love with licorice contraption in 1992 when it debuted in the movie mounted to the ceiling of a 1976 AMC Pacer.
Party On! Licorice Dispenser marketer Candy Phelps is reflected in the screen of a vintage television set that shares a corner of her office on Madison's East Side.
Early prototypes of Candy Phelps’ Party On! Licorice Dispenser are displayed on a shelf of her workspace in Madison. The first one, far left, was too big.
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A Madison entrepreneur has created a Wayne's World-inspired licorice holder that can be installed in more than just AMC Pacers.
Candy Phelps draws a serving of red rope licorice from her self-designed Party On! Licorice Dispenser, mounted in her vehicle in Madison. Phelps has begun selling the product, which is inspired by the "Wayne's World" movies of the 1990s.
Candy Phelps opens a box that holds one of her Party On! Licorice Dispensers. Phelps works out of her home and out of a small office above Bar Corallini on Madison's East Side and is capitalizing on an idea she's had since she was 13 years old.
Party On! Licorice Dispenser marketer Candy Phelps is reflected in the screen of a vintage television set that shares a corner of her office on Madison's East Side.
The Party On! Licorice Dispenser can hold thick ropes of red licorice and is equipped with a plastic blade to cut off desired lengths. The dispenser can be mounted in a car, on a desk, shelf and other surfaces.
A “Wayne’s World” wig and cap shares a wall in the office of Party On! Licorice Dispenser marketer Candy Phelps. She fell in love with licorice contraption in 1992 when it debuted in the movie mounted to the ceiling of a 1976 AMC Pacer.
Early prototypes of Candy Phelps’ Party On! Licorice Dispenser are displayed on a shelf of her workspace in Madison. The first one, far left, was too big.
Candy Phelps is surrounded by inventory in her small office as she shows off red rope licorice manufactured by the American Licorice Co. in La Porte, Indiana, one of the few companies that makes the product she needs for her licorice dispensers.
