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This is a list of chewing gum brands in the world. Chewing gum is a type of gum made for chewing, and dates back at least 5,000 years.
Chewing sugar-free gum for 20 minutes after a meal helps prevent tooth decay, according to the American Dental Association, because the act of chewing the sugar-free gum produces saliva to wash away bacteria, which protects teeth. [51] Chewing gum can also help with the lack of saliva or xerostomia since it naturally stimulates saliva ...
Thomas Adams' “Tutti Frutti” becomes first chewing gum sold in vending machines, which were placed in NYC subway stations. [92] Chewing gum USA, New York 1890 Beeman's gum invented [110] (elsewhere reported as 1882 [92]) Chewing gum USA 1890 Henry Fleer purportedly invents Chiclets, the first commercially available candy-coated chewing gum [92]
When that didn't work, he turned the chicle into a chewing gum called New York Chewing Gum. [2] [3] In 1870, Adams created the first flavored gum, black licorice, which he named Black Jack. In 1871, Adams patented the first chewing gum making machine. In 1888, his gum was the first to be sold in vending machines.
Compared to standard chewing gum, the gum was less sticky, would not stick to the face, and yet stretched more easily. Diemer saw the possibilities, and using a salt water taffy wrapping machine, wrapped one hundred pieces of his creation to test market in a local mom-and-pop candy store. Priced at one penny a piece, the gum sold out in one day.
This gum became highly successful and was eventually named by the president of Fleer as Dubble Bubble because of its stretchy texture. This remained the dominant brand of bubble gum until after WWII, when Bazooka bubble gum entered the market. [5] Until the 1970s, bubble gum still tended to stick to one's face as a bubble popped.
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2003: Concord Confections (Canada) acquires Philadelphia Chewing Gum (US) and moves production to suburban Toronto; 2003: Cadbury (UK) buys the global gum business of the Adams gum division from Pfizer for $4.2 billion; 2004: Wrigley Company (US) buys the Joyco gum and candy and Cafosa Gum Base business from Agrolimen (Spain) for $272 million