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   Life Savers (stylized as LifeSavers) is an American brand of ring-shaped hard and soft candy. Its range of mints and fruit-flavored candies is known for its distinctive packaging, coming in paper-wrapped aluminum foil rolls.

2. www.thoughtco.com › history-of-life-savers-candyLearn About the History of Life Savers Candy - ThoughtCo

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   After registering the trademark in 1913, Crane sold the rights to the peppermint candy to Edward Noble of New York for $2,900. From there, Noble started his own candy company. The first official Life Savor flavor was Pep-O-Mint, though options soon expanded. By 1919, six other flavors (Wint-O-Green, Cl-O-ve, Lic-O-Rice, Cinn-O-Mon, Vi-O-Let, and Ch...

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   In 1921, the company built on mints and began to produce solid fruit drops, and by 1925, technology improved to allow for a hole in the center of the fruity Life Saver. These were introduced as the "fruit drop with the hole" and came in three fruit flavors, each packaged in their own separate rolls. These new flavors quickly became popular with the...

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   In 1981, Nabisco Brands Inc.acquired Life Savers. Nabisco introduced a new cinnamon flavor ("Hot Cin-O-Mon") as a clear fruit drop-type candy. In 2004, the U.S. Life Savers business was acquired by Wrigley's which, in 2006, introduced two new mint flavors for the first time in more than 60 years: Orange Mint and Sweet Mint. They also revived some o...

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3. www.life-savers.comLIFE SAVERS® Candy Official Website | Hard Candy

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   Explore LIFE SAVERS® candy and mint products and nutrition information, LIFE SAVERS® flavor news, and how to contact us.

4. historyofcandy.com › history-of-life-savers-candyHistory of Life Savers Candy

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   Life Savers candy was invented in 1912 by Clarence Crane, a candy maker from Cleveland, Ohio. He wanted to create a candy that could withstand the summer heat, unlike chocolate that would melt in high temperatures.

5. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 7772910 Things You Might Not Know about Life Savers | Mental Floss

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   • ITS CREATOR BEGAN WITH A MAPLE SUGAR BUSINESS BEFORE MOVING INTO CHOCOLATES AND CANDY. Clarence Crane was the son of a maple sugar producer in Cleveland, Ohio.
   • LIFE SAVERS WERE INSPIRED BY A VISIT TO THE PHARMACIST. Crane soon realized that his chocolate sales suffered during the summer months because the chocolates would melt quickly in the heat.
   • THAT HOLE IN THE CENTER ISN'T GOING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE. There is an urban legend that Crane’s child tragically died by choking on a mint, and that this tragedy forced him to create the hole in the center so that if the candy was lodged in your throat, you could still breathe.
   • CRANE PLAYED UP THE NAUTICAL IMAGERY FOR HIS ORIGINAL LIFE SAVERS. Originally, Life Savers only came in peppermint flavor, and were marketed as Pep-O-Mint Life Savers.

6. www.life-savers.com › our-storyAbout LIFE SAVERS® Facts

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   For over 100 years, LIFE SAVERS has been sparking joy that lasts a lifetime. Since their introduction in 1912, LIFE SAVERS has become an iconic brand across fruit-flavored confections and mints due to their great-tasting flavors and unique candy-with-the-hole shape.

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   Who makes Life Savers candy?

   • In 2004, the U.S. Life Savers business was acquired by Wrigley’s, which introduced two new mint flavors for the first time in more than 60 years: Orange Mint and Sweet Mint. Today, Life Savers candy remains a popular treat enjoyed by people of all ages. Life Savers candy was invented in 1912 by Clarence Crane, a candy maker from Cleveland, Ohio.

   History of Life Savers Candy

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   What was the first Life Savers candy?

   • The first flavor of Life Savers was Pep-O-Mint, which became an instant success. Crane sold the candy in his own store and also began selling it to other stores in the area. In 1913, he formed the Crane’s Peppermint Life Savers Company and began mass-producing the candy.

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   Why is Crane candy called a life saver?

   • Candy manufacturer Clarence Crane of Garrettsville, Ohio (father of the poet Hart Crane) invented the brand in 1912 as a "summer candy" that could withstand heat better than chocolate. The candy is so named due to its shape resembling that of a traditional ring-style life preserver also known as a "life saver".

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   Is Life Savers a good candy brand?

   • Life Savers—those sweet, unmistakable rolls of hard candies with the hole in the center—have been a quintessential American candy since the early 1900s. And after more than 100 years, Life Savers remains one of the leading candy brands in America. 1. ITS CREATOR BEGAN WITH A MAPLE SUGAR BUSINESS BEFORE MOVING INTO CHOCOLATES AND CANDY.

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   Who made Pep-O-Mint Life Savers candy?

   • In 1913, Crane sold the formula for his Life Savers candy to Edward Noble of Gouverneur, New York for $2,900. Noble started his own candy company and began producing and selling the mints known as Pep-O-Mint Life Savers.

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   When did life saver stop selling gummi candy?

   • After one of these mergers, the gummi version of the candy was included in the offerings of the brand. There were further additions to the stable of Life Savers products including Crème Savers in 1998 and Life Saver Fusions which were discontinued in 20001.

   Life Savers Candy (History, Varieties & Commercials)

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8. snackhistory.com › life-saverLife Savers Candy (History, Varieties & Commercials)

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   Oct 19, 2021 · This candy was first made by Clarence Crane in 1912. It was made at first as a summer candy that was intended to withstand the summer heat better than chocolate items. The name of the candy was picked because of the shape of the candies that looked like the rings that were carried on boats to save those who had fallen overboard.