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The Takeout Review: Bubblicious Gummy Gum Is A Next Generation Chewing Experience By Michael Palan, The Takeout Before the food and beverage world was consumed with collaborations (like KFC and Mike’s Hot Honey or Grillo’s Pickles and PBR), the more noteworthy combinations were two separate products combined to create a new one. One of the more novel two-fers… Read more »
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As Airheads Turns 40, Longtime Employee Remembers the Candy’s Early Days (Exclusive) By: Erin Clements, People Shortly before graduating from high school in 1984, Paul Steffen took a summer job at a candy company in Kentucky, where he got an early taste of Airheads. As the candy turns 40 this year, Steffen — who still… Read more »
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https://linknky.com/culture/2025/03/17/perfetti-van-melle-river-roots-festival-sponsor/ Staff Report LinkNKY News Perfetti Van Melle was named the official candy sponsor of America’s River Roots Festival. The international confectionery company’s North American headquarters is in Erlanger, which offers the corporation a unique vantage point of the region and its offerings. “With our own local roots as a great place to work in… Read more »
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https://www.rockrivercurrent.com/2024/08/09/perfetti-van-melle-looks-to-grow-workforce-at-rockford-area-gum-factory-by-65/ By Kevin Haas Rock River Current LOVES PARK — Perfetti Van Melle has ramped up its operation and grown its workforce in its first year of ownership of the local gum factory. The international confectionary company targets a total 65% growth in its local workforce from last October, when it acquired the factory at 5500 Forest Hills… Read more »
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ERLANGER, KY. — Did you know Northern Kentucky is the birthplace of Airheads? Steve Bruner created the popular bar-like candy at Perfetti Van Melle’s Erlanger plant in 1985. The candy has grown to become a staple of modern candy culture around the world. Today, Perfetti Van Melle produces 6.5 million Airheads bars at the plant daily. With… Read more »
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ERLANGER, KY. — A local candy factory is teaming up with the non-profit Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank to give back to families in the Greater Cincinnati area. Throughout the next few months, over 600 employees at Perfetti Van Melle, home to Airheads candy, are helping wrap and process more than five-hundred-thousand diaper packs and ten… Read more »
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Sept. 2022 – Winchester, Ky. – A donation as sweet as it sounds is creating smiles across the state thanks to a delivery from Perfetti Van Melle North America, maker of candies such as Airheads, Mentos, and more as part of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Hunger Initiative. The candy manufacturer announced the donation of… Read more »
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August 17, 2022 – ERLANGER, Kentucky: Perfetti Van Melle, the home of Airheads and Mentos candy, gum, and mints in the U.S., is continuing its annual tradition of a day of service by its 550+ employees. This year, not knowing what challenges COVID-19 would bring next, the company got creative to find a more flexible… Read more »
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The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Women’s Initiative has announced the 2022 Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky honorees. Sponsored by St. Elizabeth Healthcare, the awards honor women who exemplify notable achievement, outstanding service in their professions or to the Northern Kentucky community, and the qualities of personal integrity, perseverance, and leadership. “We are excited to… Read more »
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We’re excited about this recent news on our growth in Northern Kentucky as shared by Spectrum1 News Northern Kentucky.