Riverside Soy Candles is a small candle business started by Danette Hagen Thacker in Duluth, Minnesota. She began making candles as a hobby in 2013 and officially started Riverside Soy Candles in 2018. Today, the candles are hand-poured in small batches on the Iron Range of Minnesota. Riverside Soy Candles uses 100% U.S.-grown soy wax, cotton wicks, and high-quality fragrance oils. The company makes a variety of candles, wax melts, and other scented products, with a focus on small-batch production and reusable or recyclable packaging.