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Minties is a brand of confectionery originating in Australia and manufactured in both Australia and New Zealand for their respective markets. They are a hard, white and chewy, square mint-flavoured lolly, which on chewing become so sticky that they are notorious for causing fillings to come out. They were originally packaged in 5lb (around 2.2 kg) bulk tins〔(''Brisbane Courier'' 1 June 1929 )〕 or 3oz (around 85g) cardboard boxes, but now come in packs ranging from 150g - 1 kg. Minties are wrapped in waxed paper with a cartoon underneath the logo with the common caption "It's moments like these you need Minties". About 500 million are consumed each year. In the late 1990s, Minties released 'Spearmint Minties', however, these were taken off the market for unknown reasons just before the end of 1999. ==History== Minties were invented in 1922 by James Noble Stedman (1860–1944), son of company founder (and Australia's first confectioner)〔(2002 Report for US Confectionery Industry Export Program )〕 James Stedman (1840–1913).〔(Australian Dictionary of Biography entry )〕 Minties were patented in 1926,〔Samson, W. S. (ed.) ''The Australian National Dictionary'' Oxford University Press 1988 ISBN 0-19-554736-5〕 and were manufactured by James Stedman — Henderson Sweets Limited at the "SweetAcres" factory at Rosebery, New South Wales.〔(''Sydney Morning Herald'' Wednesday 8 October 1919 )〕 Other well-known lines made at Sweetacres were "Fantales", "Throaties" "Jaffas" and "Sunbuds", and were distributed by Nestlé from around 1930.〔(''West Australian'' 9 October 1930 )〕 In 1968, Stedman-Henderson was taken over by Hoadleys, which was acquired in 1971 by Rowntree's which was taken over globally by Nestlé in 1981.〔 They are now sold as "Allens Minties"〔http://www.goodygoodygumdrops.com.au/shop/catalog/product_586_Allens_Minties_1Kg_BULK_Pack_cat_66.html〕 (Nestlé acquired the Allens brand in 1985).〔 In 1930 or 1931, a factory was set up in Auckland, New Zealand. Cadbury now manufacture the lollies as "Pascall Minties".〔http://www.foodshop.co.nz/en/cp/Minties〕 In November 2009, Cadbury New Zealand announced they were moving production from Auckland to Thailand and changing to a softer formulation (less stressful on teeth and may be consumed more quickly).〔http://www.cadbury.co.nz/About-Cadbury/News.aspx?newsID=75〕 Curiously, the 200g packets sold in Australia as (Nestlé) Allens Minties in 2010 are clearly labelled "Made in New Zealand". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minties」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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