Wrigley Juicy facts
While investigating facts about Wrigley's Juicy Fruit and Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum, I found out little known, but curios details like:
William Wrigley, Jr. sold soaps in 1891, offering baking powder as incentive to buyers. The baking powder proved to be more popular, so he started selling it, offering gum as incentive. But the gum proved to be EVEN more popular, so he started selling them. In 1893, Juicy Fruit debuted.
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Most of the Major gum Brands in the US (Orbit, Juicy Fruit, 5 (gum), Hubba Bubba, etc) are all Owned by the Same Manufacturer - Wrigley
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 8 of the best facts about Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Chewing Gum and Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Mixies Gum I managed to collect.
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The first product ever sold using a barcode, was Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum
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The "juice" in Juicy Fruit gum is isoamyl acetate, an artificial flavoring and byproduct of whiskey, which Wrigley's used to actually advertise right on the package with the slogan "The gum with the fascinating artificial flavor." — http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC33018
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The first patent application for a barcode system was filed in 1949, the first UPC scanner was installed in 1974, and the first product scanned was a pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum which is now at the Smithsonian.
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The first UPC marked item ever scanned at a retail checkout was at the Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio on June 26, 1974, and was a 10-pack (50 sticks) of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum. This item went on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
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The first UPC marked item ever scanned at a retail checkout was at the Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio at 8:01 a.m. on June 26, 1974, and was a 10-pack (50 sticks) of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum.
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Basically all gum comes from the same company. 5, Orbit, Eclipse, Extra, Hubba Bubba, Big Red, Juicy Fruit, Winterfresh, etc. are all made by Wrigley Co.
