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Article: Vending machine Queen: Kailyn Cage leads a double life: college student and candy caterer.(be your own boss)(Brief article)
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- Career World, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
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Between classes, studying, and R exams, Kailyn Cage makes big bucks from candy. The 20-year-old student, known to some as "Candy Girl," owns the Catering Group, a vending machine business in the Washington, D.C., area.
Cage's innovative vending machines are customized. She surveys her clients to find out exactly what they want in their machines. Cage also provides personalized service. She selects new items based on customer preference and features them monthly in her clients' machines.
Cage, who majors in computer engineering at the University of Maryland, got the idea for her business in junior high school. She had ...