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The full name of the Wrigley chewing gum maker is the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. It was founded in 1891 as a trading company that sold soap and baking powder. In 1892, William Wrigley, Jr. discovered the free chewing gum he gave away with the baking powder was so popular he decided to produce and sell gum. The rest is history. The website says: “Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company is a recognized leader in confections with a wide range of product offerings including gum, mints, hard and chewy candies, lollipops, and chocolate. The company has operations in more than 40 countries and distributes its world-famous brands in more than 180 countries.” Its famous products include Juicy Fruit gum, Skittles, Lockets, and Tunes. The company turns over $6 billion a year in revenues. The company was sold to Mars in 2008 for $23 billion.
箭牌口香糖的全稱是美國箭牌糖果有限公司
。綠箭成立于1891年,起初它是一家銷售肥皂和發酵粉的貿易公司 。1892年,小威廉·瑞格理發現他免費贈送的發酵粉和口香糖深受人們的喜愛,所以他決定開始生產并銷售口香糖 。其他的大家都明白了 。該網站稱:“箭牌糖果有限公司生產的糖果類型多種多樣,包括口香糖、薄荷糖、硬糖、軟糖、棒棒糖和巧克力 。公司在超過40多個國家經營,產品遠銷180多個國家 。”旗下最著名的產品有黃箭口香糖、彩虹糖、Lockets以及Tunes 。公司年收入超過了60億美元 。2008年,該公司在Mars的銷量為230億美金 。譯文屬可可英語原創,未經允許,不得轉載 。