Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
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| Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
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| Type | Public (NYSE: WWY) |
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| Founded | Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1891 |
| Headquarters | 410 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois, USA
<tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Key people</th><td>William Wrigley, Jr., Chairman |
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, United States.
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.
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[edit] Corporate Leadership
On October 23, 2006, William D. Perez succeeded Bill Wrigley Jr., who will remain in the post as executive chairman, as CEO of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the world's largest chewing-gum manufacturer. He is the first person outside the Wrigley family to head the 114-year-old company. He will also join Wrigley's board of directors.
- 1891-1932 - William Wrigley Jr. (1861-1932)
- 1932-1961 - Philip K. Wrigley (1894-1977)
- 1961-1999 - William Wrigley III (1933-1999)
- 1999-2006 - William Wrigley, Jr. II (1964-)
- 2006-curr - William Perez
[edit] Subsidiaries
[edit] Brands
[edit] Gum (US)
- Juicy Fruit (1893)
- Wrigley's Spearmint (1893)
- Doublemint (1914)
- Freedent (1975)
- Big Red (1975)
- Extra (1984)
- Winterfresh (1994)
- Surpass (2001)
- Orbit (reintroduced 2001)
- Orbit White
- Eclipse (2001)
[edit] Gum (Canada)
[edit] 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
- Orbit Professional
- P.K (discontinued)
- Wrigley's Spearmint
[edit] Bubble Gum & Candy
- Alpine
- Altoids
- Big League Chew
- Bubble Tape
- Cool Air
- Eclipse
- Excel
- Hubba Bubba
- Life Savers
- Gummi Savers
- Life Saver Minis
- Life Saver Fusions
- Creme Savers
[edit] See also
- Wrigley Field—Chicago
- Wrigley Field—Los Angeles
- Wrigleyville
- Wrigley Roof
- Wrigley Square
- Wrigley Building
- Catalina Island
[edit] External link
- Official site
- Wrigley Candystand Great Free Games
[edit] Data
| Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company | |
|---|---|
| William Perez, CEO & President • William Wrigley, Jr. II, Chairman | |
| Past CEOs and Presidents: William Wrigley Jr. • Philip K. Wrigley • William Wrigley III • William Wrigley, Jr. II | |
| Chewing Gum Products | |
| United States: Juicy Fruit • Wrigley's Spearmint • Doublemint • Freedent • Big Red • Extra • Winterfresh • Surpass • Orbit • Orbit White • Eclipse | |
| Canada: Excel • Juicy Fruit | |
| United Kingdom: Airwaves • Doublemint • Extra • Ice White (Later Orbit Ice White) • Juicy Fruit • Orbit • Orbit Professional • Wrigley's Spearmint | |
| Bubble Gum & Candy Products | |
| Alpine • Altoids • Big League Chew • Bubble Tape • Cool Air • Eclipse • Excel • Hubba Bubba • Life Savers • Gummi Savers • Life Saver Minis • Life Saver Fusions • Creme Savers | |
| Other Wrigley Brand Name Uses | |
| Wrigley Building • Wrigley Field—Chicago • Wrigley Field—Los Angeles • Wrigley Square • Catalina Island | |
| Annual Revenue:Image:Green Arrow Up.svg $517 million USD (FY 2005) | Employees: 14300 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: WWY | Website: www.wrigley.com/ | |
