
Courtesy of Zolli Candy
Alina came up with her idea for teeth-cleaning candy after a trip to the bank with her dad when she was 7 years old. She was offered a free lollipop by a teller, but her dad reminded her that candy was full of sugar and bad for her teeth. “Roughly 7 years ago, there were no healthy candy options on the market, and I loved candy,” explains Alina. “So I decided to make healthy candy so I could eat it all the time and it wouldn’t be bad for me.” In 2012, she began experimenting with sugar-free formulas. She began selling Zollipops at Whole Foods two years later.