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William Mills Wrigley Jr. (September 30, 1861 – January 26, 1932) was an American chewing gum industrialist. He founded the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in 1891.
William Wrigley, Jr. (born Sept. 30, 1861, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Jan. 26, 1932, Phoenix, Ariz.) was an American salesman and manufacturer whose company became the largest producer and distributor of chewing gum in the world.
In 1891, 29-year-old William Wrigley Jr. (1861–1932) came to Chicago from Philadelphia with $32 and the idea to start a business selling Wrigley's Scouring Soap. Wrigley offered premiums as an incentive to buy his soap, such as baking powder.
Jun 30, 2024 · Chairman and CEO, Wrigley Management, Inc. William "Beau" Wrigley Jr. is an heir to the Wrigley's chewing gum fortune. In 1999, he took over the business his great-grandfather started in 1891...
William Wrigley, Jr. By all accounts, William Wrigley (1861-1932) is the "father of chewing gum." He transformed a small business selling soap into the top chewing gum manufacturer in the world. Although he did not invent chewing gum, it was his company that brought it to the world.
May 11, 2017 · William Wrigley, Jr. started off as a soap salesman and became a prodigy of consumerism. He sold Americans chewing gum with claims of health benefits.
1892–1925. Industry: Food & Tobacco. Era: pre-1900. Wrigley started his own business in 1892, which primarily produced soap and baking powder, but also chewing gum. Not long after his business opened, Wrigley realized the chewing gum was his most popular item and decided to market it more heavily.
