Staff Bios / Under Development
 Amy Servais - Owner/ Operator
Amy Servais is part owner and operator
of The Original Velatis, a family owned retail candy shop, specializing in
small-batch artisan caramels in the Washington, D.C. area. Amy’s
entrepreneurial spirit, lead her to purchase the company and trademark recipes
in 1996, when Woodward and Lothrop went out of business. With family investors
she set off to conquer the world of caramel candy and bring back the old-time
favorite caramels to the Nation’s Capitol.
Amy is a sixth generation
Washingtonian, and Velatis caramel lover, with more than 30 years of experience
in marketing, customer service, and retail sales in both the fashion and
confectionary industries. Her love of candy, passion for quality and tradition,
and interest in guiding the direction of the company through insights from her
customers and her own unique creative perspective has been the key to her
success. Amy has been responsible for store design, marketing, visual
merchandising, product development, seasonal development, forecasting and
analysis, manufacturing and daily operations.
Her mission is to make the best
old-fashioned caramels, provide superior quality artisan caramels, and offer
personalized customer service, made possible by the fantastic people she
employs and calls friends. She embodies the mantra of “Do what you love…”, her
experimentation with the recipes and artistry in handcrafting small batches of
fresh caramels made from all natural ingredients , never using chemical
additives or preservatives, along with an uncompromising commitment to quality
has resulted in wide recognition as the finest caramel. With the introduction of
rich new flavors and gourmet product lines including toffees, sea-salt turtles,
caramel brownies and cupcakes, and hand-crafted Belgian chocolates to the
original caramel line of confections, she has grown the business and become
well-known as the “Candy Lady”. She makes the world a sweeter place one
delightful bite at a time.
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