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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company NYSE: WWY was founded on April 1, 1891 originally selling products such as soap and baking powder. In 1892, William Wrigley, Jr., the company's founder, began offering chewing gum with each can of baking powder. The chewing gum eventually became more popular than the baking powder itself and Wrigley's reoriented the company to produce the popular chewing gum.
The corporate headquarters Wrigley Building is a well-known landmark in Chicago, Illinois.
The company currently sells its products in more than 180 countries and maintains 14 factories in various countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, New Zealand, the Philippines, France, Kenya, Taiwan, China, India, Poland, and Russia.
In 2004, Wrigley purchased the Life Savers and Altoids businesses from Kraft Foods for US$1.48 billion.
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company - Subsidiaries
- The Wrigley Company Limited
- Amurol Confections Company
- Northwestern Flavors, LLC
Wrigley Field—Chicago, Wrigley Field—Los Angeles, Wrigleyville, Wrigley Roof, Wrigley Square, Wrigley Building, Catalina Island
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company - Brands
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company - Gum US
NOTE: Here's a list of brands in order of their introduction.
- Juicy Fruit (1893)
- Wrigley's Spearmint (1893)
- Doublemint (1914)
- Freedent (1975)
- Big Red (1975)
- Extra (1984)
- Winterfresh (1994)
- Surpass (2001)
- Orbit (2001)
- Eclipse (2001)
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company - Gum Made by The Wrigley Company Ltd. Estover Plymouth UK
- Active8 (discontinued)
- Airwaves
- Big Red (discontinued in 1998)
- Doublemint
- Extra
- Freedent (discontinued)
- Ice White - Later re-branded as Orbit Ice White
- Juicy Fruit
- Orbit
- P.K. (discontinued)
- Wrigley's Spearmint
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company - Bubble Gum & Candy
- Big League Chew
- Bubble Tape
- Hubba Bubba
- Excel
- Alpine
- Cool Air
- Lifesavers
- Altoids
See also
- Wrigley Field—Chicago
- Wrigley Field—Los Angeles
- Wrigleyville
- Wrigley Roof
- Wrigley Square
- Wrigley Building
- Catalina Island
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company - External link
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company - Data
- Yahoo! — Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Company Profile
Categories: Companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange | Food companies of the United States | Gum | Companies based in Illinois | Brands
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