Cadbury Adams

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Cadbury Adams, a subsidiary of Cadbury-Schweppes, is a candy, gum, breath mint and cough drop company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company was formed after the purchase of Adams Gum in 2002/2003 by Cadbury-Schweppes for a sum of $4.2 billion (USD).

Contents 1 About 2 Products 3 See also 4 References

[edit] About

Cadbury Schweppes plc is one of the world’s major confectionery companys and the leading beverage company. They are the only company that produces chewing gum, sweets and chocolate. They bought the Adams brands from Pfizer for $4.2 billion in 2003. They are not just centred in the U.S. and Australia; they also sell and advertise in Canada. Their headquarters in Canada is in Toronto, Ontario. The company dates back over 200 years, and employs about 55,000 workers. There were three main creators: John Cadbury, Jean Jacob Schweppe and Thomas Adams.

[edit] Products

Cadbury Adams USA produces the following brands:

• Gum
  • Beemans chewing gum
  • Black Jack chewing gum
  • Bubbaloo bubble gum
  • Bubblicious bubble gum
  • Chiclets gum
  • Cinn*a*Burst gum
  • Clorets gum
  • Dentyne gum
  • Freshen Up Gum
  • Mint*a*Burst gum
  • Stride gum
  • Trident gum
• Certs breath mints
• Halls cough drops
• Sour Patch Kids
• Swedish Fish

[edit] See also

• Cadbury Adams website
• Cadbury Adams USA

[edit] References

Cadbury Adams History. Cadbury Schweppes USA. Retrieved on 2006-07-02.

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