Talk:Halls (cough drop)

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I thought it was called Hals because neck is Hals in German. This obviously is not the case, because they're spelled differently, but that is some coincidence. --Aviper2k7 03:24, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

I belive Halls was acquired by Warner-Lambert (now Pfizer) in 1964. It is no longer owned by Cadbury. --FAdmMatt 13:48, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, I checked their web site -- Halls was aquired by Warner-Lambert in 1964, but then in 1971 something happened: "In 1971, the American Chicle sales force, part of Warner-Lambert, began selling Halls under the Adams family..." and the timeline for 1971 says "Halls joins the Adams family" (emphasis added). So the exact relationship is unclear. But then the timeline for 2002 says "2002 Cadbury Schweppes announces its intention to purchase Adams including Halls", which presunably went through because there is now a Cadbury-Adams division of Cadbury-Schweppes. So although I'm still not sure who makes the product -- it may still be Pfizer -- but it's pretty clear that Halls is a Cadbury brand. Anyway, I changed "...manufactured by Cadury..." to "...sold by Cadbury..." in the article, to be on the safe side. Herostratus 22:32, 28 February 2006 (UTC)