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Starburst (candy)
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Starburst (originally known as Opal Fruits) is the brand name of a box-shaped, fruit-flavoured soft taffy candy manufactured by The Wrigley Company, which is a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated. Starburst has many different varieties, such as Tropical, Sour, FaveREDs, Watermelon, Very Berry, Superfruit, Summer Blast and Original.
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Owner | Mars |
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Produced by | The Wrigley Company |
Country | United Kingdom |
Introduced | 1959 (as Opal Fruits) 1967 (as M&M’s Fruit Chewies) 1968 (as Starburst) |
Markets | Asia, Canada, Europe, United States and Mexico |
Tagline | Unexplainably Juicy |
Website | www |
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Introduced in the United Kingdom in 1959, the regular flavours are blackcurrant, lemon and lime, orange and strawberry.[1][2]