Ikea offers meatball-scented candles

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Ikea branches in the US are offering candles scented with its Swedish meatballs as a prize in a sweepstakes event for “Ikea Family” loyalty club members. Ikea started selling meatballs in 1985, when the company’s founder said “it’s difficult to do business with someone on an empty stomach”. The retailer sells more than a billion of them every year.

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