A Brief History of Dubble Bubble Gum

One of the most popular brands of bubble gum is Dubble Bubble. Once packaged creatively with a comic strip wrapped around the sugar covered gum Dubble Bubble can now be found in gumball form making it perfect for candy vending machines. As with many of life's great discoveries Dubble Bubble was found by accident in 1928 by an accountant who worked for the Fleer company. Founded in 1865 by Frank H. Fleer, the chewing gum company was the first to successfully manufacture bubble gum. However, it was an employee named Walter Diemer who came across the recipe for the now iconic Dubble Bubble brand of gum.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Diemer was an accountant by trade but liked to use his spare time for experimenting. One of his hobbies was concocting recipes for chewing gum based off of the original Fleer ingredients. Though founder Frank Fleer had come up with his own bubble gum recipe in 1906 it was shelved due to its being too sticky and breaking apart too easily. He had coined the gum "Bibbler Blubber" but it would be another 20 years until Diemer would use the original idea as the inspiration for his invention.

Just prior to the stock market crash and the Great Depression the executives at Fleer decided to cut costs by manufacturing their own gum base. This move helped encourage Diemer to be more creative with his experimenting and in 1928 he stumbled upon a recipe that was less sticky than standard chewing gum, would not stick to the face when blowing a bubble and could stretch more easily. The only food coloring available at the factory was pink so Diemer had no choice but to use it and the color would go on to become the standard for gum the world over. Using a salt water taffy wrapping machine Diemer decided to individually wrap 100 pieces and brought the stock to a local candy store. The gum was priced at one penny a piece and sold out in one day.

Diemer's recipe was quickly snatched up by the Fleer brass (he never patented the invention and also never received royalties for sales) and the company began selling the gum locally. In 1930 the company added the marketing scheme of wrapping the gum with a comic strip that featured two cartoon twin brother characters Dub and Bub. The brothers would eventually be replaced by Pud in 1950. Production of the gum was halted in 1942 due to the rationing of latex and sugar during World War 2 but by 1951 Fleer was once again mass producing the popular bubble gum.

In 1957 Fleer introduced the first gum 5-pack with Dubble Bubble and was also reaping the benefits of the successful bubble gum blowing contests they sponsored which were televised nationally. The company decided to extend the flavor lines for the gum by adding apple, grape, cherry and watermelon. In 1998 Dubble Bubble was purchased by Concord Confections and in 1999 they introduced Dubble Bubble as a gumball. In 2004 Tootsie Roll acquired Concord and today the legendary gum is now sold in over 50 countries. Not bad for an accountant.

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A brief analysis on Burgers

Everyone knows what is a hamburger. It is a meat pie mashed between two pieces of bread. You are not sure which pioneered the first burger, but it is consumed all over the world in many different cultures. It was used mainly in the United States and has become a staple of the American diet. Hamburger became popular through its simple construction and availability to be eaten on the go with little preparation. The Burger was monopolized by several companies and is an iconic part of the fast food industry. The first company to offer Burger as main part of their menu was the White Castle restaurant chain in 1920 and the idea was later improved by McDonald in 1940.

The hamburger consists of two main ingredients: bread and meat (beef, Turkey, ham, venison). There have been many other additions to the burger over the years, including ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, pickles, lettuce, tomatoes and onions. Many different seasonings and other additions you can use to enhance or add more flavor hamburger. This combination of many different aspects of regionalised hamburger hamburger in a way that allows different regions and cultures, to make their own take on the classic Burger with local ingredients to their region.

The prevalence of hamburgers in United States is attributed to the greater capacity to produce meat through the abundant use of livestock. By the end of the 19th century an increasing amount of land was devoted to cattle and collecting their meat which led in the United States, being the largest producer and consumer of beef. Beef was already an economic resource and was available for the middle class that led to his growing popularity. This allowed the hamburgers reach the peak of popularity with most of the American people.

The modern hamburger was developed in the United States, but by the end of World War II, around half of the 20th century began to spread to other countries with the fast food industry. The main cause for this globalisation of fast food has been the success of large chain restaurants such as McDonald 's. Their desire to expand their business and increase net profit has driven them to expand into other countries and offer their services. McDonald was the first fast food companies to expand from United States to other countries, but was not the only one. Many different fast food companies spread throughout the world spreading and popularizing the Burger tremendously.

Today most people know what is a hamburger. They know what is similar taste, you know where to find one, and know how to make one. Hamburgers are known worldwide as an easy to assemble and easy-to-eat food. You have become the iconic American food and have been adopted by many other countries, cultures and regional people. They were traditional food for Americans for over a century. Now go eat a hamburger.

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