Zollipops are a healthy, natural, sugar-free, vegan, and tooth-friendly candy.  Alina Morse, founder and CEO of Zolli Candy, had always wanted to start a business. In 2012, at the age of 7, Morse and her dad were at the bank.  When the teller offered her a lollipop, her dad told her no because it would ruin her teeth.  That’s when her idea for Zollipops were born.  She set out to create a line of candy that wouldn’t ruin your teeth!  After two years of research and experiments, she found a formula that worked.  She invested all the money she had ($4000) and her father matched it.  They found a manufacturing plant with the equipment they needed, and eventually pitched their product to whole foods.

With their product in whole foods, they sold seventy thousand in the first year.  That number continued to double every year after.  Zollipops began being sold in Kroger, Walmart, and Amazon too. By 2018, Zolli Candy was making $6 Million a year in sales, and was both Amazons best selling sugar free candy and their best selling lollipops. By 2019, Zolli Candy was being sold in 25,000 stores in multiple countries.

Now, Aliana is 17 years old. Zolli Candy now sells multiple types of candy and is worth millions.  Zolli Candy has donated 2,000,000 Zollipops to the American Dental Association, as well as 10% of their profits. Aliana was the youngest person to appear on the cover of entrepreneur magazine and has appeared in multiple TV shows.  In 2016, she was invited to the white house for the easter egg roll – where Zolli Candys were the only type of candy served.  Aliana is still the CEO of Zolli Candy, which she balances along with being a high school student and dancer.

Her story is unique because she took what most kids complain about (not being allowed candy), and instead of doing the same as her peers, she spent years trying to solve the problem.  It shows how passionate she was about the issue, and the strong entrepreneurship traits that she possesses.  Her story shows principles of dedication and passion.