The creation of the name ‘Caromel’ came about by merging Carol and Melva. Caromel came into being when our friend Neil Williamson (Nan and Pop knew Neil’s parents, his mother was Nan’s bridesmaid) asked us to sell their wine racks in Western Australia.

The business ran parallel with the Department of Agriculture. While it was not a huge success there were no business costs which meant any sales generated ‘pure’ profit after cost of goods sold.