Wrigley's Extra Fusion

I was in my local Costcutter yesterday where I was idly looking at the display of chewing gum whilst I was waiting to pay. Now I don't normally buy chewing gum as I do find that it makes me feel hungry when I chew it and I already eat too much as it is! Anyway I noticed a new product - well I hadn't tried it before - called Wrigley's Extra Fusion and the flavour I spotted was Spearmint with a hint of melon. I am not very keen on peppermint and much prefer the taste of spearmint so I decided to give it a try. It only cost 52p for a pack so it wasn't going to be a big problem if I didn't like it. The gum comes in a flat cardboard box (remember to ...

I was never much of a chewing gum fan until I gave up milk in my coffee. (I've since given up caffeine in it too - coffee now is a truly joyless experience for me!) I found that after a black coffee, my mouth tasted so utterly disgusting I just needed something to cut through it. This was why I turned to chewing gum. I don't know about everyone else, but I view chewing gum as a pretty boring essential daily item. Yes, it was exciting when I was a kid - purely because my Dad disapproved of it - but back then I didn't drink coffee and only chewed juicy fruit, because other gum tasted of mint, and that reminded me of toothpaste - which no kid likes. Peppermint ...

The Wrigley's company was set up in 1891 on April 1st by William Wrigley. They started to sell soap and baking powder products and as an incentive they offered free chewing gum with their products and soon realised there was a huge market for chewing gum when the gum became more popular than their soap and baking products. Wrigley's sell their product too over 180 counties and have 14 factories worldwide one of which is in Plymouth (my home town) and is the main supplier for the UK. One of their latest products is a Raspberry, Blackcurrant and Grapefruit Extra Fusion. The first time I saw this product was in my local Tesco. I thought that the ...