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William Wrigley Jr. Co. (WWY) is in the Food Industry

Revenue
Dec 31 2007
$5.3B
Profit
Dec 31 2007
$632.0M
Market Cap
Jul 22 2008
$17.0B

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  • Wrigley Says Eclipse Gum and Mints Kill Bad Breath Germs

    FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-21 May 2008-Wrigley Says Eclipse Gum and Mints Kill Bad Breath GermsC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com While some breath-freshening gum and mints help mask bad breath, the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company announced Eclipse gum and mints will be the first in the U.S. to include...

    Articles 2008-05-21

  • Wrigley Unwraps New Products, Packaging at All Candy Expo

    FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-21 May 2008-Wrigley Unwraps New Products, Packaging at All Candy ExpoC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company gave visitors to the All Candy Expo a first look at Eclipse gum and mints, which the company earlier announced will be the first in...

    Articles 2008-05-21

  • Wrigley Gives All Candy Expo® First Look at Summer's New Product and Packaging Innovations

    Great-Tasting EclipseR Gum and Mints Now Help Kill Bad Breath Germs CHICAGO, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company today will give visitors to the All Candy ExpoR a first look at Eclipse gum and mints, which the company earlier announced will be the...

    Articles 2008-05-20

  • Wrigley's Breath-Freshening Eclipse® Gum and Mints Now Help Kill Bad Breath Germs

    CHICAGO, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- While some breath-freshening gum and mints help mask bad breath, the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company today announced EclipseR gum and mints will be the first in the U.S. to include magnolia bark extract MBE -- a natural ingredient proven to help kill the...

    Articles 2008-05-20

  • Wrigley Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

    CHICAGO, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At its regularly scheduled meeting held today, the Board of Directors of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company declared a regular dividend of $0.335 on each share of Common Stock and each share of Class B Common Stock for the three-month period beginning August...

    Articles 2008-05-13

  • Mars-Wrigley combo: better or just bigger? Analysts say result will be lean player in industry ripe for consolidation.(News)(merger of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. and Mars Inc.)

    Byline: EMILY BRYSON YORK What could the candy titan resulting from the $23 billion merger of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. and Mars bring the world? Chocolate gum. That was one reporter's joking suggestion at a press conference announcing the combination...

    Articles 2008-05-05

  • Wrigley deal shows it's a great time to buy

    Monday's $23 billion buyout of chewing gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. by Mars and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is giving investors something to chew on. The credit crisis and worries about the economy may be cooling merger-and-acquisition activity this year, causing the dollar volume of U.S. deals to...

    Articles 2008-04-29

  • Mars to purchase Wrigley

    CHICAGO -- The Oracle of Omaha is betting that the country's candy jar is recession-proof. With financing from Warren Buffett, candymaker Mars Inc. on Monday said it is buying confectioner Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for an estimated $23 billion in cash. The deal would marry brands that...

    Articles 2008-04-29

  • Tuesday's Watch List: MVTG, MAG, WWY, CBAK

    Our list of stocks to watch for Fridayinclude: Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (OTCBB: MVTG), Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE: MAG), Wm. Wrigley Jr. WWY, China BAK Battery, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAK) Mantra Venture Group Ltd.(OTCBB: MVTG), announced yesterday after the bellthat its Signal Smoothing Technology has successfully completed fieldtesting and is ready for...

    Articles 2008-04-29

  • BellwetherReport.com Initiates Analyst Coverage on SCMR, WWY, SYY and QTM

    BellwetherReport.com is the leading onlinefinancial newsletter for investors seeking top independent and unbiasedresearch. Investors seeking free and unbiased analyst opinions on thecompanies mentioned in this release are encouraged to sign up to www.bellwetherreport.com for a free subscription to access these reports.Today, we have scheduled interviews with a number of...

    Articles 2008-04-28

  • Mars Announces Merger Agreement with Wm. Wrigley

    MCLEAN, Va., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars, Incorporated ("Mars") announced today a merger agreement with Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company ("Wrigley") in a transaction valued at approximately $23 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Wrigley will become a separate, stand-alone subsidiary of Mars. With $5.4 billion in...

    Articles 2008-04-28

  • Wrigley Reports 17% Earnings Per Share Increase on Double-Digit Sales Gain to New First Quarter Record

    CHICAGO, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company today announced record first quarter sales of $1.45 billion, up 16 percent from the year-ago quarter. The sales increase reflected the positive impact of currency translation and price/mix, in combination with worldwide shipment growth. Net...

    Articles 2008-04-28

  • The Wrigley Company Agrees to Merger with Mars, Incorporated

    Historic Combination Values Wrigley at $80 Per Share CHICAGO, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company today announced that it had reached an agreement to merge with Mars, Incorporated, one of the world's leading confectionery and consumer goods companies. As a result of...

    Articles 2008-04-28

  • Wrigley Stick Gums Receive Packaging and Flavor Makeover

    U.S. Plans for Sleek Packaging and Improved Flavors Unveiled at Annual Meeting CHICAGO -- The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (NYSE:WWY) is giving its Extra([R]) and Wrigley's[TM] brands - Juicy Fruit([R]), Doublemint([R]), Big Red([R]), Winterfresh([R]) and Wrigley's Spearmint([R]) - a great new look with the introduction of Slim Pack[TM],...

    Articles 2008-03-12

  • Incorporated: 1927
  • CEO: Mr. William D. Perez

William Wrigley Jr. is engaged as a manufacturer and marketer of chewing gum and other confectionery products, both in the U.S. and abroad. Co. markets chewing gum and other confectionery products primarily through distributors, wholesalers, corporate chains and cooperative buying groups. As of Dec 31 2007, Co.'s brands were sold in more than 180 countries and territories, under various brand names which include, among others, Doublemint®, Orbit®, Wrigley's Spearmint®, Winterfresh®, Airwaves®, Cool Air®, Excel®, Freedent®, Juicy Fruit®, Hubba Bubba®, Solano®, Altoids®, Wrigley's 5®, Life Savers®, Creme Savers® and P.K.®.

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William Wrigley Jr. Co. Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. William Wrigley Jr.

Chairman

Mr. Richard K. Smucker

Mr. William D. Perez

Mr. John F. Bard

Mr. Howard B. Bernick

Mr. Thomas A. Knowlton

Mr. John Rau

Ms. Melinda R. Rich

Dr. Steven B. Sample Ph.D.

Mr. Alex Shumate

Contact Information

410 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL

http://www.wrigley.com

312 644-2121

NAICS Code

Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing: 311340