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Formulating sugar-free mints without challenges: Beneo

Technical, sensorial challenges must be resolved to replace sugar in confections.

July 2, 2025

In any product reformulation involving cutting out sugar, the challenge is to maintain the same sweetness and mouthfeel that is given by the original ingredients.

Chewpod functional gum

Khloros Innovations, Quebec, Canada

Alyse Thompson-Richards

June 22, 2018

Chewpod functional gum is now available to U.S. consumers.

Mastic-flavored gum Mastika continues to draw interest in MENA market

Partnerships with Souq.com, Saudi Arabian Football Federation in the works.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

May 11, 2018

Mastika, The Mastika Gum Co's award-winning mastic-flavored chewing gum, continues to capture attention in Middle Eastern markets.

Special Report: On the trail to acacia gum from Senegal to confections

Acacia gum is an effective stabilizer, encapsulation medium.

Kimberly Decker

May 23, 2017

Alland & Robert invited Contributor Kimberly Decker to visit its acacia gum supplier in Senegal. Decker describes her 24-hour journey from San Francisco to Dakar, Senegal, and then on to the town of Thies, where she visited Alland & Robert’s sole supplier of acacia gum in Senegal.

Walking and chewing gum at the same time

U.K. government association asks gum manufacturers to cover more of cleanup costs.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

April 19, 2017

Local governments in the United Kingdom are calling on chewing gum manufacturers for more help with a sticky situation they say costs millions of British pounds a year.

Juicy Fruit Original with longer-lasting flavor

Wrigley, Chicago, Ill.

Olivia Zyszczynski Susie Wyshak

February 17, 2017

Wrigley has reformulated its iconic Juicy Fruit Original gum to offer longer-lasting flavor.

Ingredion to acquire TIC Gums for $400 million

Move would expand company’s customer base, specialty portfolio and texture expertise.

Bernie Pacyniak

December 21, 2016

Westchester, Ill.-based Ingredion Inc., a leading global supplier of ingredient solutions, signed off on a $400-million stock purchase agreement Tuesday to acquire all of the outstanding shares of TIC Gums Inc., a privately held, U.S. company that provides advanced texture systems to the food and beverage industry.

Mars buys out Berkshire Hathaway stake to take full control of Wrigley

Mars accelerated timeline to repurchase the holding company’s shares.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

October 6, 2016

Mars, Inc., announced Thursday it will combine its chocolate segment and its Wrigley subsidiary to form a new division, Mars Wrigley Confectionery, further cementing Mars’ status as a global confectionery leader.

The PUR Co. CEO Jay Klein on PROFIT 500 rankings, starting small and connecting with customers

PUR was ranked no. 10 overall by PROFIT and Canadian Business on the annual PROFIT 500 list.

Abigail Watt

September 28, 2016

The gum and mint manufacturer, which sells aspartame-free sweets, made the list with a five-year revenue growth of 5,496 percent. It was also ranked no. 1 in the Manufacturing and Distribution category.

Confectionery ingredients market projected to reach $76.8 billion by 2021

Chocolate industry at the forefront of the confectionery ingredients market.

Olivia Zyszczynski

September 27, 2016

The confectionery ingredients market is expected to reach $76.81 billion by 2021, according to a new report by India-based market research firm Markets and Markets.