Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. has sued to stop Hershey Co. from selling Ice Breakers spearmint chewing gums. The gums infringe a patent for “chewing gum containing physiological cooling agents,” Wrigley said in ...

It seems that new kinds of chewing gum proliferate daily, with bodega cash registers now besieged by both the classic brands and tortured-sounding variations thereon (Trident, Trident White, Trident ...

Mars Inc. has closed a $23 billion deal to purchase chewing-gum giant Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the companies said Monday, making the combined business the world's largest candy maker. The deal brings ...

A Chicago-based chewing gum company has signed on to be national sponsor of the National Basketball Association. The deal makes Wrigley's Big Red, Juicy Fruit, Winterfresh, Doublemint and Wrigley's ...

Mars Inc. has closed a $23 billion deal to purchase chewing-gum giant Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the companies said Monday, making the combined business the world's largest candymaker. The deal brings ...

— -- Mars isn't buying Wrigley for its chewing gum. It bought Wrigley to chew up the growing snack food competition. An enormous chunk of that business is dependent on the relatively small space ...

Most everyone knows that before they reach the grocery store cashiers is a plethora of "gotta buy me" stuff. Everything from magazines to candy bars to umbrellas. But one of the most intriguing ...