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History of Snacks and Food    from The Great Idea Finder

ON THE BOOKSHELF:
Why Didn't I Think of That?:Bizarre Origins of Ingenious Inventions We Couldn't Live Without
by Allyn Freeman, Bob Golden / Paperback - 260 pages / John Wiley & Sons; (September 1997)
Filled with wacky and fascinating facts, awe-inspiring success statistics, and rags-to-riches stories, Chronicles the odd origins behind 50 famous inventions and reveals the business side of each product's actual production, marketing, and distribution.

ON THE SCREEN:
Candy
DVD / 1 Volume Set / 50 Minutes / History Channel / 75814 / Less than $25.00
Americans eat 7 billion tons of candy, and it all has to come from somewhere. In Hershey, Pennsylvania, see how the cocoa bean is processed at the candy giant's latest plant. The traditions of the past remain plain at Schimpff's Confectionary, where they still use small kettles, natural flavors, and hand-operated equipment. Jelly beans, saltwater taffy and licorice are also on the menu, as well as exotic creations like scorpion on a stick!

ON THE WEB:
CandyStand
Official Life Savers Candy Site. Lots of games, sports, downloads and much more.
(URL: www.candystand.com)
Life Saver History
Flash version timeline from 1912 to today.
(URL: www.candystand.com/lifesavers/ls_flavorfulroll.aspx/)
Life Savers Sparks
Will wintergreen and peppermint varieties, if crunched smartly between the teeth, will emit a cloud of blue sparks?
(URL: www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_129)
Crane's Chocolate
Sometime between 1910 and 1915 Clarence Crane commissioned Maxfield Parrish to create a design that could be used on a label for small gift or sample boxes of chocolates.
(URL: www.ctcinderellas.com/gallery_elite_cranes.html)
Kraft Food Heritage
For over two hundred years, many companies have united to make Kraft Foods what it is today. Read the many "firsts" in the Kraft Heritage
(URL: www.kraftfoods.com/kf/About/Heritage1.htm)
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
One day in 1891, Mr. Wrigley got the idea to offer merchants free chewing gum with each can of baking powder they purchased. Today, there are about 20 chewing gum manufacturers, with the Wrigley Company being the largest. The owner of Life Savers brand candy since 2004.
(URL: www.wrigley.com/wrigley/about/about_story.asp)
Wrigley to Add Life Savers to Its Confectionery Portfolio
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase certain confectionery assets of Kraft Foods for $1.48 billion. The transaction includes ownership of well-known, iconic brand franchises -- such as Life Savers, Creme Savers(R), and Altoids -- as well as  production facilities in the United States and Europe.
(URL: www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=WWY&script=410&layout=0&item_id=643926)

DID YOU KNOW:

• Life Savers drops and mints are available in 12 roll varieties with a total of 25 flavors:
• Five Flavor comes in (orange, pineapple, cherry, lemon and lime)
• Five Tangy Flavors comes in (watermelon, green apple, strawberry, tangy tangerine, tangy peach)
• Tropical Fruits comes in (fruit punch, pina colada, mango melon, tangerine and banana)
• Chill-O-Mints comes in (wintergreen, spearmint, vanilla mint and peppermint)
• Wild Sour Berries comes in (strawberry, red raspberry, black raspberry, blackberry and cherry)
• Also available in (Butter Rum, Wild Cherry, Hot Cin-O-Mon, Wint-O-Green, Pep-O-Mint, Cryst-O-Mint, and Spear-O-MinT)
• The top-selling Life Savers flavors, in order of preference, are Orange, Pineapple, Cherry, Lemon and Lime, Wint-O-Green, Pep-O-Mint and Butter Rum.
• 54 miles of Life Savers roll candy is produced on an average day.
• More than 46 billion Life Savers are produced annually, weighing in at 57.5 million pounds.
• It's estimated that there are a million locations in the United States where you can buy the famous roll candy.