Sugus is one of the most popular brands of chewy candies .Who hasn't eaten a Sugus candy in childhood? They are so well known that the brand has become a common name and with it all soft and square candies on the market are normally designated.The wrapper identifies the flavor of caramel , yellow-lemon, red-strawberry …, But do you know why Pina Sugus is blue?
Do you know why Pina Sugus is blue?
Many people have asked themselves this question; the blue does not correspond to any flavor nor is it related to the pineapple .Years ago the hoax spread over the Internet that this color in the wrap of the Sugus de pina corresponded to that of the flag of Barbados , which is blue, since that country was the main importer of pines to make candies.This is totally false .
According to the portal Verne of the newspaper El Pais , which contacted the current Wrigley company manufacturer of Sugus, the story is different.When they bought the brand from Suchard the packaging was already that color and the decision it was taken a long time ago .The company's policy was for the outside paper to identify the flavor; the strawberry of red color, the orange of orange etc…, for the pineapple they thought of yellow, brown or green , but yellow had lemon, brown sugeria chocolate and green It corresponded to Peppermint Sugus, which was no longer manufactured but could return.The potential consumers were asked and with their answers Suchard decided on blue.
In 1931, the Swiss company Suchard created the Sugus candies .Median 2 cm x 2 cm sideways and its height was 7 mm.The name comes from «sug» that It means to suck in Norwegian and that shares this same root with several languages of northern Europe.It is also easy to pronounce in most languages, it reads and dentifies very easily in stores and, I don't know if you have noticed, but is a palindromo : reads just from right to left as from left to right, SUGUS .The colored wrappers have the name of the brand in white engraved to identify them well.In the year 2005 Wrigley bought the patent from Suchard and now they are the manufacturers.
Not in all countries and at all times are sold and there have been the same flavors.Currently you can buy online Sugus of the classic flavors and, in addition, of apple, cherry, peach, pear , raspberry, red currant and even lychee .
Do you know this information about Sugus candies? Which is your favorite?
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