Wm Wrigley Jr Company

John T Wolfe

Joo H Song

Kevin B Broderick

David W Record

Donald J Townsend

Philip G Schnell

Christafor E Sundstrom

A method is provided for the manufacture of chewing gum on a continuous basis. The method uses a continuous high efficiency mixer which is configured for the total manufacture of a wide variety of chewing gum products and includes at least one ingredient feed opening that is enlarged.

Total chewing gum manufacture using high efficiency continuous mixing having optimized feed openings

A method is provided for the total manufacture of chewing gum on a continuous basis. The method uses a continuous high efficiency mixer which includes at least one conveyor element that is not located under a feed port.

Chewing gum manufacture using high efficiency continuous mixer

A method is provided for the total manufacture of chewing gum on a continuous basis. The method uses a blade and pin extruder that includes one or more hollow pins located at a distance from the shaft of the extruder that is at least 2.7% of the diameter of the barrel.

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Streamwood, IL, United States of America

John T Wolfe