Fantastic Fruitcake Inc. launches its eighth program

Branson, Blue Eye and Hollister fifth graders will become young entrepreneurs through a project created by the College of the Ozarks Students in Free Enterprise. In its eighth year, the project, called Fantastic Fruitcake Inc., helps students start their own fruitcake business. Beginning Oct. 2, students began planning their own business venture, designing labels, setting product prices and choosing locations to market their cakes.

Several students will make the fruitcakes at the college’s Fruitcake and Jelly Kitchen. They will package them to sell in early November for a profit. Students may decide to donate a portion of their earnings or their unsold fruitcakes to a community service fund. In the past, they have donated fruitcakes to local senior centers and the Salvation Army.