![]() ![]() 2000: Cadbury (UK) buys Kraft's "Hollywood" chewing gum business in France for €185 million.1999: CSM (Netherlands) buys the Leaf Europe candy and gum business from Huhtamäki (Finland) for €390 million.1998: Concord Confections buys Dubble Bubble from Marvel Entertainment and moves operations to suburban Toronto.1998: Huhtamäki (Finland) divests the Leaf (Spain) gum business to Damel.1997: Huhtamäki (Finland) acquires the gum business of the Wuxi Leaf joint-venture in China.1996: The Hershey Company (US) acquires Leaf's gum brands: Rain-Blo and Super Bubble.1996: Topps (US) closes its bubble gum factories in Duryea, Pennsylvania (US) and Innishmore (Ireland) and out-sources its Bazooka bubble gum production to Hersheys (US).1995: Fleer shuts down its Philadelphia plant and moves its corporate office to suburban Mount Laurel, New Jersey.1993: Cadbury (UK) buys its first chewing gum business with the acquisition of Stani (Argentina).1992: Fleer acquired by Marvel Entertainment (comics publisher). ![]() 1988: Bubble Tape created by Amurol subsidiary of Wrigley.1985: Huhtamäki (Finland) acquires Ford Gum & Machine (US).Clark Company, Richardson Brands and the Donruss division of General Mills 1983: Huhtamäki (Finland) creates the Leaf Group gum & candy business through the US acquisitions of Leaf Confectionery, D.1980: Big League Chew launched by Wrigley.1979: Bubble Yum launches a sugarless version.1979: Hubba Bubba established by Wrigley.1975: Life Savers established Bubble Yum.1953: Topps (US) establishes the Bazooka bubble gum brand.1926: Richardson Brands (US) established.1921: Leaf Confectionery (US) established.1919: Ford Gum & Machine (US) established by Ford Mason.1916: The Hershey Company enters the chewing gum business.1915 Stimorol (Denmark) was established by Dandy.1891: Wrigley Company (US) was established.Curtis developed "State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum" Ĭhewing gum accounts for 85% of global sales, and bubble gum the other 15%. The worldwide chewing gum industry in 2012 is estimated to be worth $26 billion in sales, and has grown by more than 14% in the last three years. The remaining 17% of the global market is provided by an estimated 200 to 250 smaller gum companies, some of which are listed below. The global market shares for the top five chewing gum companies are estimated to be: Two multi-national companies, Wrigley and Cadbury, together account for some 60% market share of the worldwide chewing gum market. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ![]()
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