Named after Philip K Wrigley (1894–1977) who assumed his father’s position as CEO of the Wrigley Company in 1932 and dedicated the entire output of Wrigley’s Spearmint, Doublemint, and Juicy Fruit to the US Armed Forces during WWII.
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