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'''Sugus''' is a brand of chewy candy manufactured by the Wrigley Company. It was created in 1931 by the Swiss chocolate company Suchard,<ref>[http://www.sugus.ch/geschichte-fr.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217111541/http://www.sugus.ch/geschichte-fr.html |date=December 17, 2013 }}</ref> which was later acquired by Kraft Foods in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/64b1ab5c6b43bcbba4ec25fc9737f626|title=Philip Morris To Acquire Suchard, A Swiss Coffee, Chocolate Company|first=Mariann|last=Caprino|work=The Associated Press|date=June 23, 1990|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}</ref> Wrigley acquired the candy business of Kraft Foods including the Sugus brand in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-16-fi-wrigley16-story.html|title=Wrigley to buy Kraft candies|first=|last=|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 16, 2004|accessdate=October 28, 2020}}</ref>
==Description== Sugus candies are square, and they are {{convert|20|mm|in|abbr=on}} in length and width, and {{convert|7|mm|in|abbr=on}} thick, including the packaging. There are several flavours, including lemon, orange, pineapple, raspberry and cherry, indicated by the colour of the packaging (yellow, orange, blue, red, and bright red, respectively), which is characteristic of the sweet. The classic packaging (which measured 6.3 by 4.5 cm) has rectangular sweets, with white text showing the Sugus name (in lowercase) and the specific flavor (in uppercase), all over the packaging. Within the packaging was a small, off-white inner wrapper of 6.3 by 1.9 cm surrounding the sweet preventing adhesion to the outer wrapper, for example at times of excessive heat.
==Availability== Sugus is sold in Argentina, Belgium, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Uruguay and Vietnam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrigley.com/global/brands/worldwide-brands.aspx|title=Wrigley.com :: Worldwide Brands|publisher=Wrigley Company|accessdate=20 January 2012}}</ref> The brand's Chinese name used in Hong Kong and China is "{{linktext|瑞士}}{{linktext|糖}}", which directly translates to "Swiss candy".
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Category:Brand name confectionery Category:Wrigley Company brands