Founded in Brooklyn in 1938 as the family-owned Topps Chewing Gum Company, Bazooka Brands now makes and markets interactive candy and gum, including the iconic Bazooka Bubble Gum, Ring Pop and Juicy Drop. Its signature idea is “Edible Entertainment”: treats designed to be played with as well as eaten, from wearable lollipops to candy in playful containers. Apax Partners-advised funds acquired the company in 2023, and its brands continue to build on a history that includes the 1947 launch of Bazooka Bubble Gum and the 1977 debut of Ring Pop.
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Ford GumSince 1913, Ford Gum has been an independent Akron, New York, confectionery maker with deep roots in Western New York. It is best known for Big League Chew, the shredded bubble gum invented by former minor-league pitcher Rob Nelson, and it also co-manufactures gum for American brands. The company has supplied functional gum for U.S. military MREs for more than two decades.AKRON, NY
Goetze’s Candy CompanyGoetze’s Candy Company is a family-owned Baltimore confectionery maker founded in 1895, originally as the Baltimore Chewing Gum Company. The sixth-generation company is best known for Caramel Creams, introduced in 1918, and Cow Tales, introduced in 1984; it makes its candies in Baltimore with real dairy ingredients.BALTIMORE, MD
MojozMojoz is a groundbreaking candy dessert company that manufactures GummiCone products and offers them for wholesale ordering. The company aims to invigorate the candy dessert business.UTICA, NY
Roses BrandsRoses Brands makes artisanal confections and related food products from its headquarters in New York’s Mohawk River Valley. Its roots reach back more than 140 years, including Thomas D. Richardson’s 1893 pillow-soft sugar mints and the Dryden & Palmer rock-candy tradition, while the company today is also associated with products such as gourmet mints, rock candy, and GravyMaster sauce. Roses Brands carries those old candy-making traditions into contemporary offerings, including licensed Dad’s® Root Beer Barrels.CANAJOHARIE, NY