Life Savers is an American brand of ring-shaped mints and artificially fruit-flavored hard candy. The candy is known for its distinctive packaging, coming in aluminum foil rolls.
In 1912, chocolate manufacturer Clarence Crane of Garrettsville, Ohio invented Life Savers as a "summer candy" that could withstand heat better than chocolate. The candy's shape is based on inner tubes used for saving people who have fallen off of boats, hence the title....
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Life Savers is an American brand of ring-shaped mints and artificially fruit-flavored hard candy. The candy is known for its distinctive packaging, coming in aluminum foil rolls.
In 1912, chocolate manufacturer Clarence Crane of Garrettsville, Ohio invented Life Savers as a "summer candy" that could withstand heat better than chocolate. The candy's shape is based on inner tubes used for saving people who have fallen off of boats, hence the title. After registering the trademark, Crane sold the rights to the peppermint candy to Edward John Noble (1882–1958) for $2,900. Instead of using cardboard rolls, which were not very successful, Noble created tin-foil wrappers to keep the mints fresh. Pep-O-Mint was the first Life Savers flavor. Noble founded the Life Savers Candy Company in 1913 and significantly expanded the market for the candy by installing Life Savers displays next to the cash registers of restaurants and grocery stores. He also trained the owners of the establishments to...
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