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  BA 200
Company is one of the most successful company in the world.
Four generations of the Wrigley family have provided continuous leadership of the company beginning with the founder, William Wrigley Jr., who was followed by his son, Philip K. Wrigley, whose son William Wrigley led the company for 38 years until his death in March of 1999 and now his son, William Wrigley Jr.
Wrigley decided to advertise the gum on a modest scale in the three eastern cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse and the results were promising.
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 Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Company NYSE: WWY was founded on April 1, 1891 originally selling products such as soap and baking powder.
The corporate headquarters Wrigley Building is a well-known landmark in Chicago, Illinois.
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.
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 Wrigley Building - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was built to house the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company.
When ground was broken for the Wrigley Building in 1920, there were no major office buildings north of the Chicago River and the Michigan Avenue Bridge, which spans the river just south of the building was still under construction.
The land was selected by chewing gum magnate William Wrigley to headquarter his gum company.
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Wrigley was one of the pioneers in the use of advertising to promote the sale of branded merchandise.
Wrigley Asquith makes this policy available and accessible to all its employees and publishes it externally for the public. PRIVATE "TYPE=PICT;ALT=" Commitment to the Environment The Wrigley Company worldwide recognizes that responsibility to the environment is a global concern.
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 Wrigley battling for candy supremacy - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Wrigley is hoping to capitalize on that popularity, in part, through innovation -- a dramatic departure from a company that marketed just three products during its first 85 years of existence, through the mid-1970s: Wrigley Spearmint, Doublemint and Juicy Fruit.
Wrigley's global marketing might and gradual expansion into candy -- the extension of Eclipse into the mint market, for example -- have produced solid financial growth in recent years.
In the meantime, he said the company is hard at work creating new traits for its newly acquired candies.
www.boston.com /business/articles/2005/09/18/wrigley_battling_for_candy_supremacy   (781 words)

  
 Joey Green
Wrigley's Spearmint gum is named after company founder William Wrigley, Jr., and the common garden mint (Mentha spicata) better known as spearmint because of the sharp point of its leaves.
The Wrigley family bought Catalina Island in 1919 and the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in 1931, built the Wrigley building in Chicago in 1924, and owned the Chicago Cubs for 57 years.
Company has over 50 percent of the U.S. gum market and is the number one chewing gum maker in the world.
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 Island Life :: memorial & gardens
Company, largest manufacturer of chewing gum in the world, he also played an instrumental role in the history of Catalina Island.
William Wrigley Jr.'s greatest legacy was his remarkable vision and plan for the future of Catalina Island -- that it remain protected for all generations to enjoy.
With its commanding view of Avalon Bay, The Wrigley Memorial is the centerpiece of the Botanical Garden.
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 Women's Sports Foundation Sponsors
Wrigley will activate its individual network — comprised of active and inactive tween and teen girls - to help educate girls and adults of all ages on the importance of the program while also supporting grants earmarked to start or enhance programming for underserved and disadvantaged girls.
Wrigley, through its Juicyfruit and Winterfresh brands, will recognize 50 young females, one per state, who excel in their sport and demonstrate leadership skills on and off the field through the annual SportsGirl Award.
Company is a recognized leader in the confectionery field and the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of chewing gum, with global sales of over $3 billion.
www.womenssportsfoundation.org /partners/girlzone/about/sponsor/sponsor_record.html?record=44   (355 words)

  
 Women's Sports Foundation MEDIA RELATIONS
Company and the Women’s Sports Foundation are pleased to announce that 14-year-old Taylor Clark from Morehead, Ky. is the National SportsGirl 2004 winner.
Sponsored by Wrigley and the Women’s Sports Foundation, SportsGirl 2004 is an award program that honors young female athletes from each state who excel in their sport and demonstrate superior leadership skills on and off the field of play.
Company is a recognized leader in the confectionery field and the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of chewing gum, with global sales of more than $3 billion.
www.womenssportsfoundation.org /partners/feministmaj/about/media/press.html?record=117   (574 words)

  
 Decision 566
It is a subsidiary of the William Wrigley Jr.
They state that it is fully understood by The Wrigley Company Ltd. that it is not permitted to determine the prices at which Tennant and Ruttle Distribution Ltd. sells the products or the prices at which the retailer sells the products.
Wrigley is also responsible for the advertising of the products in the Irish market and directly places the orders for advertising.
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 Inforte - Case Studies [Knowledge]
Wrigley's mission is to ensure its brands are woven into the fabric of everyday life around the world - a mantra that has secured its position as the industry leader.
Company has a rich heritage of innovation, as in the past when the company included a free stick of gum as a 'perk' with every purchase of baking soda.
Wrigley realized that in order for its field-sales team to take advantage of the lessons learned by their colleagues across the enterprise, information sharing would need to become a primary focus.
www.inforte.com /knowledge/case_studies/kn_casestudies.asp?case=cs_wrigley&page=4   (1220 words)

  
 Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company - Company Profile - Pharmaceutical Business Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Company is one of the world's largest manufacturers of chewing gum and other confectionary products.
The increase was primarily attributable to a 23% increase in revenues from the company's EMEAI division.
Given the Wrigley track record of building great brands for the long-term from scratch, our innovation, supply chain and commercial teams are more than ready to apply their talents to brands that are already strong and have quality pedigrees like Life Savers, Crème Savers, Altoids, Trolli and Sugus.
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 Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company :: Wrigley Announces Successful Close of the Kraft Confectionery Acquisition
For example, Wrigley has supplied gum base for the EMEAI region (primarily Europe) from its Biesheim, France facility for decades; and gum base for the Asian region is now being produced at the Company's new plant in Shanghai, China.
The Wrigley Company has issued $1.35 billion of commercial paper to complete the deal, with the balance of the $1.46 billion purchase price funded with corporate cash.
The Wrigley Company is a recognized leader in the confectionery field and the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of chewing gum, with global sales of more than $4.0 billion.
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 William Wrigley, Jr.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Wrigley controls about a 50% share of the U.S. market, and sells its products in more than 120 countries with international sales accounting for close to half of the company’s annual revenues.
In 1899, the six largest companies merged to form what was known as “the chewing gum trust,” and this combination meant very serious competition for the developing Wrigley business.
Many times his young company was on the verge of going under, but hard work seemed to pay off as his company began to take off.
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 SAP - Press Release
With the selection, the Wrigley Company joins the growing number of the world’s leading consumer products companies that have chosen SAP solutions to standardize and integrate global business processes and improve their operating margins and competitive positions within the industry.
Wrigley went live with mySAP.com in the United Kingdom, Austria, and the Netherlands in January 2002, and Spain and Scandinavia regions in August 2002.
Wrigley plans to extend its deployment of mySAP.com in the United States in November 2002, Western Europe in January 2003, and China in mid-2003.
www.sap.com /company/press/press.epx?pageview=text&pressID=1428   (827 words)

  
 The Story of Wrigley :: Wrigley
The first of the famed "arrow" brands, Wrigley's Spearmint is sold in the U.S., Canada, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia, and Taiwan.
The distinctive billboard campaigns created in the late 30s by Otis Shepard, the Wrigley Company's art director, fixed the Doublemint twin concept in the American imagination.
Wrigley's Winterfresh broke new ground in 1994 as the first icy cool, unique mint gum.
www.wrigley.com /wrigley/about/about_story.asp   (1268 words)

  
 Case Studies - The Wrigley Company Limited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Company is a recognised leader in the confectionery field and the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of chewing gum.
The start of Kara’s challenge was the fact that Wrigley had identified that the process for coating sugar-free pellet gum was producing a lot of unwanted powder.
In today’s manufacturing climate where efficiencies are paramount in all areas of manufacturing, Kara was given the brief to reduce the unwanted powder from the coating process by optimising the recipe used in production.
www.yini.org.uk /yinidata/case/doc7.htm   (276 words)

  
 Wrigley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
One of the world’s best-loved companies is also a great place to work.
Company we believe our associates are the most important part of our continued growth and success.
Wrigley’s headquarters in Germany are based in Unterhaching, near Munich.
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 Wrigley Investor Relations
In order to complete this all cash transaction, the Wrigley Company has received a commitment for a credit facility of $1.5 billion that, even when fully utilized, will leave the Company with a modest debt-to-market capitalization ratio.
The Wrigley Company will make all appropriate filings with the relevant U.S. and overseas authorities in the coming weeks; and subject to receiving those clearances, the transaction is expected to be completed by mid-2005.
The Wrigley Company is a recognized leader in the confectionery field and the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of gum, with global sales of over $3 billion.
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 Industry Spotlight - Wrigley Manufacturing Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Company, is located in Flowery Branch and produces 14 gum brands including Juicy Fruit®, Wrigley’s Spearmint® and Big Red®.
Wrigley Manufacturing in Gainesville expanded its facility in the spring of 2000 with two production lines.
Wrigley Manufacturing Company, 4500 Atlanta Highway in Flowery Branch.
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 Winterfresh Network
Wrigley typically gathers this type of information when it is voluntarily supplied by our users in response to a request from us or to participate in a sweepstakes or promotion.
WrigleyÕs trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not affiliated with Wrigley in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Wrigley.
Wrigley users are given the opportunity to Ôopt-outÕ of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the information.
www.winterfresh.com /privacy.html   (1608 words)

  
 Wrigley is a Winner
The Wrigley Company (WWY) is one of my (Richard Howard) long-time favorite buy-and-hold stocks.
Wrigley's is included in the buyupside.com high performers portfolio and the buyupside.com core stock portfolio, which contains dividend-paying stocks and two exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Wrigley's is included in the buyupside.com core stock portfolio, which contains dividend-paying stocks and two exchange traded funds (ETFs).
www.buyupside.com /articles_stocks/wrigley.htm   (201 words)

  
 Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Reviews State of the Business and Path to the Future With Stockholders at Annual Meeting
Wrigley's leadership team pointed to its employees, its understanding of consumer desires, its ability to build great brands, its solid customer relationships and its robust and expanded gum and confectionery product line as key factors in the Company's continuing success.
This is a reflection of the Company's commitment to innovation and diversification.
Wrigley's strengths and talents are just as relevant in confections as they are in gum," Waters said.
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 The Wrigley Company (UK) Ltd. - Home - FAQ's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Four generations of the Wrigley family have provided continuous leadership of the company, beginning with the founder, William Wrigley Jr., who was followed by his son, Philip K. Wrigley.
His son, William Wrigley, led the company for 38 years until his death in March, 1999.
Wrigley is a truly global company, with Wrigley gum being a part of everyday life in more than 150 countries across the globe.
www.wrigley.co.uk /FAQs/Index.cfm?cls=3   (330 words)

  
 Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Company was founded on April 1, 1891 originally selling products such as (A cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats) soap and (Any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast) baking powder.
The corporate headquarters (Click link for more info and facts about Wrigley Building) Wrigley Building is a well-known landmark in (Click link for more info and facts about Chicago, Illinois) Chicago, Illinois.
In 2004, Wrigley purchased the (A candy shaped like a small lifesaver) Life Savers and (Click link for more info and facts about Altoids) Altoids businesses from (Click link for more info and facts about Kraft Foods) Kraft Foods for (Click link for more info and facts about US$) US$1.48 billion.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wm/wm._wrigley_jr._company.htm   (485 words)

  
 Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company :: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Opens Global Innovation Center on Goose Island
He cited the pioneering aspect of the Wrigley Building that his great-grandfather began constructing in 1920 as the Michigan Avenue bridge was being built.
Wrigley also noted the unique design of the building will transform the way Wrigley delivers innovations to its customers and consumers.
Wrigley is looking for the pilot plant to help expedite the testing of new products and the refinement of new formulas, leading to even faster commercialization of cutting-edge confectionery products.
sev.prnewswire.com /food-beverages/20050913/CGTU00713092005-1.html   (1209 words)

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