What began as a candle workshop in Mei’s and David’s home in Annapolis, Maryland, is today a global enterprise serving customers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Early on, Chesapeake Bay Candle started partnering with the most renowned retailers in the country, and is today one of the most successful and reputable home fragrance companies in the United States.

To serve our retail partners and to deliver candles and home fragrances combining stylish design and nature inspired fragrances meeting highest quality standards, Chesapeake Bay Candle has established vertically integrated operations and a unique network of global vendor partners.

Our headquarters in the Washington D.C. area oversees all operations, sales, marketing and product development and design, and works closely with our sourcing offices in Shanghai and manufacturing facilities in Hangzhou, China and Haiphong, Vietnam.

In spring 2010, Chesapeake Bay Candle announced plans to establish its first domestic production and distribution facility in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Scheduled to begin operations in late 2010, the new facility will allow us to optimize our services provided to domestic trade partners and consumers. “Our goal is to provide our clients with what they want, when they want it,” said Mei Xu in a statement on May 4, 2010. “Today’s consumers are smart shoppers that demand instant gratification. They will not wait if a product is out of stock. Candles are about passion, and passion cannot wait.”