Altoids are a brand of breath mints that have existed since the turn of the 19th century. Altoids are less popular in Britain—their country of origin—than in the regions to which they are exported. Callard & Bowser-Suchard manufacture and produce Altoids at a plant in Bridgend, Wales, although Wrigley, the brand's owner, announced in mid 2005 they planned to move Altoids' production to an existing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in order to manufacture its products closer to where they are sold. Mints are usually hard or brittle candy, characterized by the presence of mint flavoring, whether it be peppermint oil, spearmint oil, or an artificial substitute. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Callard & Bowser-Suchard is a division of Wm. ... Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a town in the traditional county of Glamorgan and the main town in the county borough of Bridgend in south Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... The Wrigley Company (NYSE: WWY) was founded on April 1, 1891 originally selling products such as soap and baking powder. ... Chattanooga redirects here. ...

The history of Altoids dates back to the reign of King George III. The brand was created by a London-based Smith & Company in the 1780s but eventually became part of the Callard & Bowser company in the 1800s. Their advertising slogan has been "The Original Celebrated Curiously Strong (insert flavour here) Mints" for a number of years, referring to the high concentration of peppermint oil used in the original flavour lozenge. The "Story of Altoids" text is printed on the paper liner inside certain tins. George III redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Nothing much really happened in the 1780s only that Mary-Anne Tobin was hung in public for wearing a flase beard and voting. ... // Invention of the Jacquard loom in 1801. ... Binomial name Mentha × piperita L. Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a (usually) sterile hybrid mint, a cross between watermint (Mentha aquatica) and spearmint (Mentha spicata). ...

The Story of Altoids

"The Story of Altoids" is a small story inside every pack of Altoids explaining their creation.

Altoids, the Original Celebrated Curiously Strong Mints, were first produced in England at the turn of the 19th century during the reign of King George III. Smith & Co. (est. 1780), the small London firm that developed the original "curiously strong" recipe, later became part of Callard & Bowser, a prestigious English confectioner founded in 1837. Altoids peppermints are specially formulated peppermint lozenges many times stronger than ordinary mints. Their curious strength comes from the generous use of real peppermint oil, as prescribed in the original recipe developed by Smith & Co. at the turn of the 19th century. Today, all Altoids varieties including: Peppermint, Wintergreen, Spearmint, Liquorice, and Ginger are made to the same exacting standards as the original Altoids recipe developed more than 200 years ago.

Ownership

Callard and Bowser-Suchard was sold by Beatrice Foods to Terry's of York in 1982 [1], which was then acquired by Kraft General Foods International in 1993. Wrigley's of Chicago agreed to buy the C&B and Life Savers units from Kraft in November 2004 for USD$1.48 billion after beating out competitors Hershey, Mars, Nestlé and Cadbury. The purchase was completed in June, 2005. The Beatrice Foods Company was a major American food processing company and household name, until it was taken over by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Kraft Foods Inc. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Wrigley Company (NYSE: WWY) was founded on April 1, 1891 originally selling products such as soap and baking powder. ... This article is about the candy. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... USD redirects here. ... The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), until April 2005 Hershey Foods Corporation,[5] commonly called Hersheys, is Americas largest chocolate company. ... Mars, Incorporated is a world-wide manufacturer of confectionery, pet food and other food products with US$18 billion in annual sales in 2005. ... This article is about the company. ... Cadbury Schweppes plc (Cadbury Trebor Bassett), (NYSE: CSG) is a confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in London. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Flavors and varieties

A collection of Altoids tins

Matchboxes used as advertisement to promote new CINNAMON Altoids

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Mints

Altoids mints are currently available in seven flavors: peppermint, wintergreen, spearmint, cinnamon, ginger, liquorice, and chocolate. "Sugar-Free Smalls", tiny square mints sweetened with sorbitol and sucralose, are also available in peppermint, wintergreen, and cinnamon. In 2007, dark chocolate-dipped mints were introduced in three flavours: peppermint, cinnamon, and ginger. Mints are usually hard or brittle candy, characterized by the presence of mint flavoring, whether it be peppermint oil, spearmint oil, or an artificial substitute. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Binomial name Mentha × piperita L. Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a (usually) sterile hybrid mint, a cross between watermint (Mentha aquatica) and spearmint (Mentha spicata). ... Wintergreen is a term that can refer to various groups of plants: Wintergreen once commonly referred to plants that continue photosynthesis (remain green) throughout the winter. ... Binomial name Mentha spicata Crantz Spearmint (Mentha spicata, syn ) is a species of mint native to central and southern Europe, where it grows in wet soils. ... Binomial name J.Presl Cassia (Chinese cinnamon) is also commonly called (and sometimes sold as) cinnamon. ... For other uses, see Ginger (disambiguation). ... Binomial name L. Liquorice or licorice (see spelling differences) (IPA: , or ) is the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet flavour can be extracted. ... For other uses, see Chocolate (disambiguation). ... Sorbitol, also known as glucitol, is a sugar alcohol the body metabolises slowly. ... Sucralose is an artificial sweetener. ... For other uses, see Chocolate (disambiguation). ...

Sours

Sour hard candies in round tins, introduced in 2002.Flavors include tangerine, citrus (discontinued late 2007), raspberry, apple, mango, and passion fruit. Binomial name Citrus reticulata Blanco For other uses, see Tangerine (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Citrus (disambiguation). ... Cultivated raspberries The raspberry (plural, raspberries) is the edible fruit of a number of species of the genus Rubus. ... This article is about the fruit. ... Species About 35 species, including: Mangifera altissima Mangifera applanata Mangifera caesia Mangifera camptosperma Mangifera casturi Mangifera decandra Mangifera foetida Mangifera gedebe Mangifera griffithii Mangifera indica Mangifera kemanga Mangifera laurina Mangifera longipes Mangifera macrocarpa Mangifera mekongensis Mangifera odorata Mangifera pajang Mangifera pentandra Mangifera persiciformis Mangifera quadrifida Mangifera siamensis Mangifera similis Mangifera... The fruit of Passiflora edulis Passion fruit (Portuguese: Maracuj ) comes from passion flower vines, plants of the genus Passiflora, native to tropical and sub-tropical America. ...

Gum

The sugar-free chewing gum, introduced in 2003, is made in Italy. Flavours include peppermint, cinnamon, spearmint, wintergreen, cherry, and apple. Chewing gum Chewing gum is a type of confectionery designed for chewing. ... For other uses, see Cherry (disambiguation). ...

Altoids Strips

In 2003, breath strips in peppermint and cinnamon flavours were introduced. As of 2007, they appeared to have been discontinued, as no references appear on the manufacturer's web site.

Ingredients and nutritional information

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Note: The regular varieties of Altoids (peppermint, wintergreen, spearmint, cinnamon, ginger and liquorice) contain gelatin and thus are not vegan. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... For the art collective, see Gelitin. ... Hens kept in cramped conditions — the avoidance of animal suffering is the primary motivation of people who become vegans A vegan is a person who avoids the ingestion or use of animal products. ...

Note: from the Altoids website [2], "Keep in mind that ingredients and formulations change, so nutrition information may also change."

Mints and specialty

• Serving Size: 3 pieces
• Calories: 10
• Fat: 0g
• Sodium: 0mg
• Carbohydrate: 2g
• Sugars: 2g
• Protein: 0g
  • Peppermint: Sugar, gum arabic, oil of peppermint, gelatin, corn syrup. In April of 2006, the ingredients were changed to sugar, gum arabic, artificial flavour, oil of peppermint, gelatin, glucose syrup.
  • Spearmint: Sugar, natural flavour, gum arabic, gelatin, corn syrup, blue 1, yellow 5.
  • Cinnamon: Sugar, gum arabic, artificial flavour, gelatin, corn syrup, red 40 lake, peppermint oil, natural flavor.
  • Wintergreen: Sugar, less than 2% artificial flavour, gum arabic, gelatin, corn syrup, natural flavour.
  • Ginger: Sugar, gum arabic, natural flavour, gelatin, corn syrup.
  • Liquorice: Sugar, natural flavour, gum arabic, gelatin, corn syrup.

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Sours

• Serving Size: 5 pieces
• Calories: 20
• Fat: 0g
• Sodium: 0mg
• Carbohydrate: 5g
• Sugars: 4g
• Protein: 0g
  • Apple: Sugar, corn syrup, malic acid, citric acid, artificial flavour, fumaric acid (for tartness) carnauba wax, red 40, natural flavour.
  • Citrus: Sugar, Corn syrup, citric acid, malic acid, natural flavour, carnauba wax.
  • Mango: Sugar, Corn syrup, malic and citric acids (for tartness), natural and artificial flavour, carnauba wax, soy lecithin (emulsifier), artificial colour (yellow 6).
  • Passion Fruit: Sugar, corn syrup, malic acid and citric acids (for tartness), natural flavour, carnauba wax, artificial colour (red 40, blue 1) (note, for passion fruit only: serving size: 5 pieces (5g), total carb: 5g, sugars 4g))
  • Raspberry: Sugar, corn syrup, malic and citric acids (for tartness), natural and artificial flavour, carnauba wax, artificial colour (red 40, blue 1), soy lecithin (emulsifier).
  • Tangerine: Sugar, corn syrup, citric acid, malic acid, natural flavour, carnauba wax, red 40, yellow 5.

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Gum

• Serving Size: 2 pieces
• Calories: 5
• Sodium: 0mg
• Fat: 0g
• Carbohydrate: 2g
• Sugars: 0
• Sugar Alcohol: 2g
• Protein: 0
  • Peppermint: Gum base, xylitol, isomalt, sorbitol, mannitol, gum arabic, oil of peppermint, natural flavour, artificial colour, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, wheat maltodextrin, artificial flavour, carnauba wax.
  • Cinnamon: Xylitol, gum base, sorbitol, isomalt, mannitol, gum arabic, artificial and natural flavour, artificial color, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, red 40, carnauba wax.
  • Sour Cherry: Gum base, maltitol, sorbitol, isomalt, citric acid, gum arabic, mannitol, malic acid, tartaric acid, artificial flavor, aspartame, natural flavour, acesulfame potassium, red 40 lake, carnauba wax, blue 1 lake.
  • Spearmint: Sorbitol, gum base, xylitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, acacia, mannitol; less than 2% of: natural and artificial flavours, oil of spearmint, aspartame, malitol, acesulfame. K, colours (titanium dioxide, yellow 5 lake, blue 1 lake), soy lecithin, carnauba wax, BHT.
  • Wintergreen: Sorbitol, gum base, xylitol, acacia, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, natural and artificial flavours, mannitol; less than 2% of: magnesium stearate, aspartame, acesulfame K, color (titanium dioxide), soy lecithin, carnauba wax, BHT.

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Sugar Free Smalls

• Peppermint: Sorbitol, modified corn starch, wheat maltodextrin, natural and artificial flavour, magnesium stearate, gum arabic, sucralose (sweetener).
• Wintergreen: Sorbitol, maltodextrin, natural and artificial flavour, maltitolo, megnesium stearate, gum arabic, colour added, sucralose (sweetener), soy lecithin (emulsifier).
• Cinnamon:

Sucralose is an artificial sweetener. ...

Breath Strips

• Cinnamon: Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, flavour, maltodextrin, corn starch modified, hydroxypropylcellulose, triacetin, polysorbate 80, ethyl alcohol, sucralose, potassium acesulfame, red 40.
• Peppermint: Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, flavour, maltodextrin, corn starch modified, hydroxypropyl cellulose, triacetin, polysorbate 80, ethyl alcohol, sucralose, titanium dioxide, potassium acesulfame.

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Dark Chocolate Dipped Mints

• Serving Size: 2 pieces
• Calories: 15
• Fat: 0.5g
• Sodium: 0mg
• Carbohydrate: 2g
• Sugars: 2g
• Protein: 0g
  • Peppermint: Semisweet chocolate, (sugar, cocoa liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor), sugar, acacia, natural flavours (oil of peppermint), gelatin, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, modified corn starch.
  • Ginger: Semisweet chocolate, (sugar, cocoa liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor), sugar, natural flavor, acacia, gelatin, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, modified corn starch.
  • Cinnamon: Semisweet chocolate, (sugar, cocoa liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavour), sugar, acacia, natural and artificial flavours, gelatin, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, modified corn starch, colour (red 40).

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Other uses

Altoids come in small tins that some have reused in a variety of ways, including storage of small items. Some report that an Altoids tin can be fashioned to be used as an emergency camping stove [3]. They have also been used to create pinhole cameras, house small amateur radios, geocaches, MP3 players, cases for the Zen Micro[4], iPod battery packs, and even Cmoy portable headphone amplifiers. The small round tins are ideal containers for Sony PSP laser mini-discs. Altoids tins can also be used as containers for small (and quite complete) mini survival kits [5]. Because the tins are metallic, they can be used to quickly store a hot crack pipe, or syringes associated with heroin and methamphetamine use[6]. For the American naval slang term, see destroyer. ... A small portable stove and its container A portable stove is a stove specially designed to be portable and lightweight, such as for camping. ... Principle of a pinhole camera. ... Amateur radio station with modern solid-state transceiver featuring LCD and DSP capabilities Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is both a hobby and a service that uses various types of radio communications equipment to communicate with other radio amateurs for public service, recreation and self-training. ... Geocaching is an outdoor sport that involves the use of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to find a geocache (or cache) placed anywhere in the world. ... The Creative ZEN (formerly known as Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen) is a range of digital audio players (DAPs) and portable media players (PMPs) made by Creative Technology. ... iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc. ... Common Cmoy A pocket headphone amplifier originally designed by Chu Moy on headwize. ... A mini survival kit, kept in a medium tin box Mini survival kits are survival kits which consist of those most essential outdoor survival tools and supplies which are the hardest to improvise or replace. ... A pile of crack cocaine ‘rocks’. Crack cocaine is a solid, smokeable form of cocaine and is a highly addictive drug popular for its intense psychoactive high. ... A syringe nowadays nearly always means a medical syringe, but it can mean any of these: A simple hand-powered piston pump consisting of a plunger that can be pulled and pushed along inside a cylindrical tube (the barrel), which has a small hole on one end, so it can... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... This article is about the psychostimulant, d-methamphetamine. ...

See also

• Fisherman's Friend
• Victory V
• List of breath mints

The Fishermans Friend range of lozenges were originally created in Fleetwood, Lancashire in 1865 to relieve various respiratory problems suffered by fishermen who sailed from the town. ... The Victory V is a brand of English cough lozenges. ... This is a list of breath mints: Altoids Aqua Drops Bawls Mints Benoids Blitz Mints BreathSavers Certs Clorets Cyphoids Eclipse Fishermans Friend Flirt Hint Mints Hiyamints Ice Breakers Jila Lifesavers (Pep-o-Mint, Cryst-o-Mint, Wint-o-Green, etc. ...

References

• Grant, Jeremy. "New brands take a toll on Wrigley" Financial Times, London Ed. 26-Oct-2005, pg 27.
• Terdiman, Daniel. "Altoids, the curiously strong tin; The container stylishly stores battery chargers, iPods and more." New York Times 2-Feb-2005.
• "Wrigley to buy Altoids and Life Savers from Kraft." Candy Industry ISSN 0745-1032; Volume 169; Issue 11 1-Nov-2004.
• What's News. The Wall Street Journal, Business and Finance, pg A1. 15-Nov-2004.
• Pare, Mike. "Wrigley to invest $14M to make Altoids in its Chattanooga, Tenn., plant." Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. 23-Aug-2005.

External links

• Official Altoids website