ALTOIDS

Altoids

Altoids are a brand of breath mints that have existed since the 18th century. Altoids are less widely available in Britain—their country of origin—than in the regions to which they are exported. The mints are stocked in relatively few shops, including Tesco and Waitrose supermarket chains . Unlike their marketing in the USA, they have never been heavily marketed in the UK. Callard & Bowser-Suchard formerly manufactured and produced Altoids at a plant in Bridgend, Wales, but Wrigley, the brand's owner, moved Altoids' production to an existing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA to manufacture the products closer to where they are primarily marketed. They were ...

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