1. William Wrigley Jr.
... gum with each can he sold. Again, the gift was more popular then the product and so William decided to switch his business to chewing gum. One year later, he brought out a new gum he called Juicy Fruit and so he began the world's most popular and successful chewing gum business known as the William Wrigley Jr. Company. The William Wrigley ... 1924, the Wrigley family built its landmark Wrigley Building in Chicago and the same year bought the Chicago Cubs baseball team. The stadium of the Cubs, Wrigley Field, also helped promote the company name. In 1981 the family sold the baseball team...
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- Grade Level: High School