I live in Taylorsville, Utah, and my factory is in nearby Sandy, Utah. I was born in Santa Clara, California, to Jeannie Renee Jones and Jesse Vincent Paiz. I have one sister and two brothers. At the age of 15, my mother passed away from cancer, and my siblings and I were spread out to live among different family members. I moved in with my uncle and aunt, Robert and Nancy Ann Jones. Nancy Ann, along with her sister, Julie Baker, changed my life’s course; they took me in, loved me as one of their own, taught me family values, hard work and integrity. Nancy is a fabulous cook and helped me gain a love for fine cooking using premium ingredients to get the best results, Julie is also a foodie pro who specializes in sweet treats—Julie runs a cake shop in Campbell, California, and helped me develop my old family caramel recipe to what it is today. Now, my company, JulieAnn Caramels, is lovingly named after them, and I think about them with every batch of caramel I make. They not only gave me their caramel recipe but a recipe for life. It is my goal to be in a position soon where I can take care of them as they took care of me years and years ago.
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