Clark's Teaberry is a brand of chewing gum. The D. L. Clark Company of Pittsburgh's north side purchased the patent for it from Charles Burke, who experimented with various flavors of chewing gum in the basement of 533 McClintock Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Clarks Teaberry Gum is a trademarked brand owned and registered[1] by a family operated confectionary company Iconic Candy, LLC of New Jersey that specializes in the return of authentic original retro candy,[2] Snack and chewing gum brands and products.[3][4]
The gum dates to 1900 but the popularity of Teaberry peaked in the 1960s.[5] It was additionally popularized when Pelican Films (292 Madison Avenue, New York, New York) produced a series of commercials using music from Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Clark liked "The Mexican Shuffle" from the South of the Border album, and commissioned Alpert to rerecord it as "The Teaberry Shuffle".[6]
This nostalgic and traditional gum has a delightful wintergreen like flavor that is unique to teaberry gum. Its proprietary and distinct flavor has been exclusive to Clark’s Teaberry Gum for over 100 years.[7] The gum is a traditional stick gum pink in color, individually wrapped in foil with a paper sleeve in a pink Clark’s logo paper.
References
External links
- 1960s Teaberry Gum commercial on YouTube, complete with an English Queen's Guard undertaking the Teaberry Shuffle
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