International Business News - Wrigley http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Chicago Blackhawks season-ticket holders will get the first shot at tickets for team's New Year's Day game against Detroit at 41,160-seat Wrigley Field. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/blackhawks-fans-get-first-tix-to-wrigley-game.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:21:11 EDT The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. on Monday named Dushan Petrovich as president, effective immediately. Petrovich has worked with the candy and gum maker for 30 years, most recently as senior vice president and chief administrative officer. He succeeds William D. Perez, who served as president and chief executive. Perez, who held the titles since 2006, is serving in a advisory role for the company through the end of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/wrigley-names-dushan-petrovich-as-president.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:38:39 EDT Mars Inc. has closed a $23 billion deal to purchase chewing-gum giant Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the companies said Monday, making the combined business the world's largest candy maker. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146430-mars-wrigley.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/mars-wrigley-close-23-billion-deal-create-giant.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/mars-wrigley-close-23-billion-deal-create-giant.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:53:47 EDT Shareholders of chewing-gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. approved the company's $23 billion sale to Mars Inc., paving the way for the formation of the world's largest candy maker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/a-closer-look-at-candymakers-mars-and-wrigley.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:09:44 EDT Shareholders of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. have approved the company's $23 billion sale to Mars Inc., a move that will end more than a century of family control as the chewing-gum company becomes part of what will now be the world's largest candy maker. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/138616-mars-wrigley.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/wrigley-shareholders-approve-23b-sale-to-mars.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/wrigley-shareholders-approve-23b-sale-to-mars.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:31:52 EDT Chewing-gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. holds a shareholder meeting to approve its sale to candy maker Mars Inc. on Thursday. The proposed deal with Mars, maker of Snickers and M&Ms, requires approval by two-thirds of Wrigley's outstanding shares of stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/ahead-of-the-bell-wrigley-holders-vote-on-sale.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:15:06 EDT Is it last call for the King of Beers? That's the question near Wrigley Field as Anheuser-Busch and the owners of a building with a huge red and white Budweiser advertisement on the roof are squaring off in a legal battle. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/budweiser-building-owners-battle-over-sign.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:45:35 EDT Chewing-gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. said Thursday that it selected Tribal DDB Worldwide to help promote its U.S. brands on the Internet. New York-based Tribal DDB is a digital advertising agency that is part of Omnicom Group's DDB Worldwide. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/wrigley-picks-tribal-ddb-to-help-promote-brands.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:34:37 EDT Chewing-gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. has set a shareholder meeting to approve its sale to candy maker Mars Inc. for Sept. 25. The company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday the meeting will be held in its hometown of Chicago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/wrigley-sets-sept-25-meeting-to-ok-mars-buyout.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:55:18 EDT Among the earnings stories for Monday, July 28, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/earnings-roundup-wrigley-tyson-foods.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:04:01 EDT Chewing-gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. said its second-quarter profit jumped 14 percent as higher prices and foreign sales boosted revenue. The Chicago-based maker of gum brands such as Juicy Fruit, Orbit, Extra and Big Red said Monday its net income rose to $193.8 million, or 70 cents per share, in the three months ended in June, from $169.8 million, or 61 cents per share, a year earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/wrigley-2q-profit-jumps-14-percent.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:24:24 EDT Chewing-gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., reports earnings for the second quarter on Monday, before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/earnings-preview-wrigley-seen-posting-solid-2q.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:13:03 EDT A Chicago-area commercial real estate group has made an offer to buy Wrigley field, the iconic and historic home of the Chicago Cubs, according to a report Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/report-chicago-real-estate-firm-bids-for-wrigley.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:26:16 EDT Shares of William Wrigley Jr. Co. edged up to a 52-week high Friday, despite a big drop in the overall market. Wrigley shares rose 39 cents to close at $77.81, after peaking at $77.89 earlier in the day and passing its previous high of $77.76. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/wrigley-shares-hit-52-week-high.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:22:44 EDT Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. said Tuesday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 33.5 cents. The candy and gum maker, which is being acquired by confectioner Mars Inc., said the dividend is payable Aug. 1 to shareholders of record July 15. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/wm-wrigley-sets-dividend-of-33-5-cents.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 07:25:22 EDT The Chicago Cubs have settled a dispute with the owner of a trio of nearby rooftop clubs who refused to share profits with the team. Friday's truce between the team and club owner Tom Gramatis ends a legal battle, which included threats from Wrigley officials to erect windscreens that would have blocked views from the rooftop seats. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/cubs-reach-deal-with-holdout-rooftop-club-owner.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 12:23:29 EDT U.S. stocks rose on Monday for the fourth day after billionaire Warren Buffett financed the $23 billion takeover of Wm. Wrigley Jr. by privately held mars, and investor Kirk Kerkorian bought a stake in Ford Motor Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/stocks-wrigley-buffett-verizon-oil.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:26:24 EDT Mars Inc agreed to buy Chicago-based Wm Wrigley Jr. Company on Monday for $23 billion in cash, bringing together Mars, the maker of M&M's chocolate and Snickers bars together with Wrigley's, which sells Spearmint and Juicy Fruit gum. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/42679-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/mars-makes-sweet-deal-for-wrigley.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/mars-makes-sweet-deal-for-wrigley.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:15:37 EDT Candy maker Mars Inc. is buying Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the confectioner behind Juicy Fruit and Doublemint gum and Life Savers candy, for about $23 billion in cash, the companies announced Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/mars-buying-gum-maker-wrigley-with-financing-from-buffett.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:22:56 EDT Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., which is selling itself to candy company Mars for $23 billion, says its first-quarter profit was boosted by a weaker dollar and strong sales in Eastern Europe and Asia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/weaker-dollar-international-sales-help-wrigley-1q-profit.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:01:26 EDT