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WRIGLEY - $23 billion sale to Mars completed

North America |  07 October 2008

Key facts
  • Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.’s stock ceased trading publicly at the end of Monday, as the owner of one of the world’s most popular chewing gum brands, Orbit, becomes a subsidiary of Mars Inc.
  • A $23 billion deal announced in April.
  • Its headquarters will remain in Chicago
  • It will take over Mars’ sugar candy brands, including Skittles and Starburst.

Chicago Tribune

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PublishYear::2008 PublishMonth::October Region::North America