Food Scented Candles Are Blowing Up!

Now you can enjoy the mouthwatering smell of Junior’s Cheesecake or Shake Shack Burgers right at home! Food scented candles are a huge trend these days. People associate simple scents to connections to aromas that inspire comfort and good memories. As a result of those connections, restaurants are attracting diners by creating food scented candles that reflect their signature menu items.

High-profile restaurants such as Shake Shack, Junior’s and Katz’s Delicatessen have released their versions of food scented candles. Shake Shack partnered with the Apthoke home fragrance company to create a candle called “Burger in the Park”! New York Deli’s; Junior’s and Katz’s also followed suit with their food scented candles. Junior’s created a candle scented like their famous strawberry cheesecake. Katz’s Delicatessen produced what will remind you of their nostalgic chocolate egg cream served in their unique glass. These candles will take you on a journey of the New York experience while having your own souvenir to remember your visit!

Other restaurants that have joined this trend include Texas Roadhouse, Chipotle, and KFC. Who wouldn’t want a food scented candle from Texas Roadhouse inspired by their sweet honey cinnamon butter serve on their freshly baked rolls?! Chipotle’s “water cup candle” smells like its’ lemonade! Just when you thought they couldn’t be any more extreme, KFC unveiled a fried chicken scented candle.

Image by Texas Roadhouse via Restaurant Business Online.

These candles serve as a scrapbook of your visits to memorable places. When you return home, you can take these food scents from your favorite restaurant with you in the shape of a candle. It’s the next best thing to being there!

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Chipotle Candle: Image by Chipotle via their website.

Shake Shack Candle: Image by Apotheke via their website.

Junior's Cheesecake Candle: Image by Junior's Cheesecake via their website.