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Before chewing gum, which other products did the Wrigley Company focus on?

Question #150133. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Nov 14 2023.
Originally posted Nov 14 2023 9:06 PM.

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Mr Wrigley sold soap! He would give customers a piece of chewing gum when they bought the soap. He soon realized people were more interested in the gum than the soap...so he started making gum full-time instead of soap!
In 1891, 29-year-old William Wrigley Jr. (1861–1932) came to Chicago from Philadelphia with $32 and the idea to start a business selling Wrigley's Scouring Soap. Wrigley offered premiums as an incentive to buy his soap, such as baking powder. Later in his career, he switched to the baking powder business, in which he began offering two packages of chewing gum for each purchase of a can of baking powder. The popular premium, chewing gum, began to seem more promising, prompting another switch in product focus. Wrigley also became the majority owner of the Chicago Cubs in 1921.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Company

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Nov 14 2023.
Nov 14 2023, 9:09 PM
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