American Chicle Company
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The American Chicle Company was a chewing gum trust founded by Edward E. Beeman and Jonathan Primle.
on June 2, 1899. Its market capitalization was $9,000,000 with one third of its stock preferred and 6% cumulative dividends. The business was composed of the chewing gum concerns in Brooklyn, New York (Adams Sons & Company), Cleveland, Ohio
(W.J. White & Sons), Chicago, Illinois (J.P. Primley), Louisville, Kentucky
(Kis-Me Gum Company),
and Toronto, Ontario (S.T. Britten & Co.). The corporation operated factories and gum forests in Yucatan
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American Chicle utilized Dancer Fitzgerald Sample
in 1950 to promote its products via radio, newspapers, and television. American Chicle was acquired by the pharmaceutical company Warner-Lambert in 1962; Warner-Lambert was acquired by Pfizer
in 2000.
The American Chicle Company was renamed Adams in 1997; it is currently owned by Cadbury, who purchased Pfizer's candy brands in 2003. The unit is now known as Cadbury Adams. Many of American Chicle's brands are out of production.
History
It was incorporated in Trenton, New JerseyTrenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
on June 2, 1899. Its market capitalization was $9,000,000 with one third of its stock preferred and 6% cumulative dividends. The business was composed of the chewing gum concerns in Brooklyn, New York (Adams Sons & Company), Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
(W.J. White & Sons), Chicago, Illinois (J.P. Primley), Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
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(Kis-Me Gum Company),
and Toronto, Ontario (S.T. Britten & Co.). The corporation operated factories and gum forests in Yucatan
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
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American Chicle utilized Dancer Fitzgerald Sample
Dancer Fitzgerald Sample
Dancer Fitzgerald Sample was a top tier Madison Avenue advertising agency during the 20th century originally founded in Chicago in 1923. It was acquired and merged into the Saatchi & Saatchi network in the 1980s.-History:...
in 1950 to promote its products via radio, newspapers, and television. American Chicle was acquired by the pharmaceutical company Warner-Lambert in 1962; Warner-Lambert was acquired by Pfizer
Pfizer
Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States...
in 2000.
The American Chicle Company was renamed Adams in 1997; it is currently owned by Cadbury, who purchased Pfizer's candy brands in 2003. The unit is now known as Cadbury Adams. Many of American Chicle's brands are out of production.