How many times were you told to "spit out your gum" at school? Well, now it turns out that chewing sugar-free gum can actually prevent cavities in children. New studies show that chewing sugar-free gum three to five times a day for five minutes each time can significantly reduce the number of cavities in children. However; not all sugar-free gum has the power to fight cavities. Look for gum that contains Xylitol, which is a "tooth-friendly" sugar alcohol used in some chewing gum and oral hygiene products.

Gumball.com has teamed up with Orange County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and will be donating 40% of their Pink Gumball sales during the month of October.

Please help us spread the word and fill as many Gumball Machines as possible with Pink Gumballs!

July 17, 2012
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: support@gumball.com

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Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, you’ll want to sign up for a chance to win a lifetime supply of gumballs from Gumball.com.

Irvine, CA (June 17, 2012) - Gumball.com is thrilled to announce a mid-summer promo to give one lucky contest winner enough gumballs to last a lifetime. There are 5 different ways to enter. For details visit: Click to win a life time supply of gumballs.

Gumball.com offers the most extensive selection of bulk gumballs for sale online. Whether the need is a bulk vending operator with over 100 vending machines, a bride who wants a color-coordinated candy and gumball buffet, or a doting grandmother with candy craving grand-kids, Gumball.com offers an exhaustive selection of fresh gumballs with over 134 sizes, flavors and colors.

“Gumball is in our name and we’ve had great success over the years distributing them across the globe. We thought it would be great fun to run a contest this year that honors the product line that helped put us on the map.” said president Spencer Williams.

Surprisingly, there are many uses for gumballs and Gumball.com services the full range of needs in the marketplace. Old school vending operators and business owners offer gumballs for sale through the same type of gumball vending machine that has been around since the early 1900’s. A modern trend is the use of solid colored gumballs to compliment themes at a party, wedding or special event. Even marketing firms and movie studios have used our custom printed gumballs to promote their clients and projects, respectively.

“Over the years, we’ve seen some unusual applications for gumballs, and in each case we have done our best to address those needs, ” said Williams. “One of our customers, Franz Spohn, is a teacher and artist who makes eye catching mosaic murals with gumballs for charitable causes. He required gumballs of a certain size and needed extra purple gumballs to make up the dark sections of his murals. If it involves gumballs, Gumball.com can do it!”

About Gumball.com, Inc.

Since 1993, Gumball.com has been the leading online vending machine products distributor, providing professional grade soda and snack machines, gumball and candy machines, gumballs, bulk candy, vending stickers, temporary tattoos and bouncy balls, all delivered fast and fresh to customers both domestically and internationally. The company sells to businesses and individuals and carries more than 2,000 varieties of vending-related products backed up by our 105% low price guarantee

Henry Schlesinger
March 26,2008

TORONTO — Oak Leaf Confections, a leading supplier of ball gum and other confectionary vendibles, has announced the reintroduction of Nerds Gumballs to its product line. A longtime favorite in the bulk vending industry, Oak Leaf acquired the rights to manufacture the brand after Nestlé’s Willy Wonka Candy Factory division decided to discontinue it.

The product, a 700-ct. gumball filled with the popular Nerds candy, will be marketed as "Oak Leaf Gumballs made with Real Wonka Nerds." As with the original product, outer shell flavors include lemon, orange, cherry, lime and grape.

“Nestlé discontinued it back in the summer, and there was such a cry from the bulk vending trade that they actually went back and produced more, then discontinued the product forever,” said Oak Leaf’s marketing manager, Howard Granner. “So now we have an agreement with Nestlé that we will make the product and have the sole rights to sell it in the U.S. and Canada, strictly for the vending trade.”

According to Granner, Nestlé will continue selling Nerds in the traditional format.

“The product was available and then wasn’t available, which was frustrating for the operator,” Granner said. “But now it will be available, guaranteed, on an everyday basis.”

For more information, contact Oak Leaf at (800) 338-3631.

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By: Marisa Landicho

Published: November 10, 2008

Last week, teams of Stanford students were given 27 gumballs, 27 dollars and free rein of the campus for a one-week fund raising blitz known as The Gumball Challenge.

In its second year, The Challenge pitted 13 teams against one another and raised over $1,200 dollars to be donated to Kiva, a micro-lending organization that funds social entrepreneurs across the globe.

Melanie Edwards, a professor of social entrepreneurship who addressed the teams during the closing ceremonies on Sunday, pointed out that it was possible to generate change while making money.

“We’re real believers that you can do well, you can make money and you can still have really great social impact at the same time,” she said.

The goal of The Gumball Challenge was to raise money and awareness of microfinance, which involves small loans given directly to the working poor in developing countries. The number 27 was inspired by 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, whose initial loan of $27 started a cyclical lending process and evolved into the Grameen Bank, which grew to help over five million poor women.

With only one week to turn gumballs into gold, teams churned out ideas and quickly implemented their various money-making schemes.

Sophomores Maddie Duhon, Whitney Liehr, Biju Obi and Stephanie Marcy formed “Team Trash for Cash” and canvassed dorms door-to-door, operating as both garbage collectors and agents spreading the message of microfinance.

“We just asked if people wanted their trash taken out for a small donation,” Duhon said.

Ultimately, Team Trash for Cash raised the most money of all teams – over $390.

While Tuesday’s election made it difficult for some teams to carry out their plans, one team took advantage of the timing and used the presidential election as inspiration for their efforts. On Tuesday, “Team Burbank Love” organized a “Cream the Candidates” event where participants paid two dollars to throw a whipped-cream pie at their choice of mock presidential or vice presidential candidate.

Team Burbank Love’s planners Philippe De Koning ‘10, Victoria Fischman ‘12 and Kelsey Davidson ‘12 rallied over 30 dorm-mates to help out and even volunteer to have pies thrown at them by overzealous election-watchers in White Plaza and at the CoHo. Their team raised $202 through both Cream the Candidates and a dorm-wide ping pong tournament, earning them the prize for biggest risk takers.

Prizes for best microfinance advocate and most innovative went to teams “Los Elefantes” and “Blue Barracudas” respectively, both comprised of freshmen from Larkin in Stern Hall. Los Elefantes raised over $200 through a dorm assassins game, while Blue Barracudas raised $330 through a date auction and an application essay review service for high-school students.

However, not all teams managed to pull off their schemes quite according to plan. Team “Donner Love” was thwarted by the weather when their plan to sell Gatorade at intramural games was washed away by rain. Eventually, through some last-minute efforts, the team managed to raise $13.

A few other teams dropped out throughout the week due to lack of time.

“Everyone has their own roadblocks,” said Gumball Challenge Director Nick Noone ‘10. “There are successes and there are some ideas that had a rough go, but overall I’m excited.”

Noone, who also coordinates challenges at other universities through Gumball Capital, said he hoped to see The Gumball Challenge become a campus-wide event in the future.

All participating teams were enthusiastic about this year’s competition – and eager to participate again next year.

“I had the Sarah Palin mask, and I think overall in the whole day, I got 50 pies thrown at me,” De Koning said. “I’ll also never forget the fact that when Obama won, I was covered in whipped cream. It’s some of the most fun I’ve had at Stanford.”

Barrack Obama wins election with 7 days to go according to the gumball poll taken at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

See press NCC release below:

One week before Election Day, the National Constitution Center announces the results of its gumball election. Today’s tally shows that Obama has won 61% of the vote with a total of 16,784 gumballs.

In conjunction with the Headed to the White House exhibition and the Center’s Election ’08: The Power of We initiative, visitors of all ages have had the opportunity to cast a vote for president in the Center’s Grand Hall Lobby and see the most up-to-date results with a running tally of colored gumballs. Each gumball signified a vote for either John McCain (red), Barack Obama (blue), or a third party candidate (white). John McCain received 33% of the vote with a total of 9,175 gumballs, and third party candidates received 6% of the vote with a total of 1,772 gumballs.

Obama took an early lead at the Center, receiving 58% of the vote during the first week of gumball voting in September. His lead remained steady throughout the following months, but took a substantial jump following the final presidential debate on October 15, bringing him to 64% of the vote.

Elections are sticky and chewy business.  Do we believe that gumballs have the ability to predict the outcome of presidential elections?  We’ve decided to wait and see what the people have to say.  Vote on election day and chew gumballs because they taste good. Want to buy gum balls? To shop online visit Gumball.com or go to your local Walmart.

A restaurant in Laredo, Texas is following the 2008 Presidential race in a unique way. Candela’s restaurant is asking their customers to participate in a unofficial Presidential “gumball poll”. Each customer is asked vote for who they think will win the election this November by placing a single gumball in the Jar of the the candidate they think will win.

The owners say the poll is not intended to be scientific, it’s just a fun way to see what their customers think about the candidates. “It’s just for fun. It’s an opinion of what they think about both candidates, so we decided to have [a gumball poll] and some people don’t want to participate, but it’s just for fun.” says Marta Garza.  At this point, McCain and Obama are tied and there are still a few people who remain undecided.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 21, 2008

DALLAS, TX. Effective immediately, Gumball.com will discontinue the sale of all vending machine refills which contain Phthalates. These items, which include a handful of toy capsules will no longer be available for purchase. This policy will be followed throughout the country regardless of local law. We sincerely apologize for any short term inconvenience this may cause our vending operators.

The following items are no longer for sale: AWCW7B, ADOG2B, ASPFLB, AFASTC, AFASTDB, ABHCINC, AHOM1930, AHOM19302, AHOM19303, AHOM19304, AJUJAB, ADOG26301, ADOG2635, AHAP26202, AHOM1938, ACHKEC, ASTR12DB, ASPFLB, AFASTB, AFASTC, AFASTDB, AHOM19381

Toys containing Phthalates will be banned in CA effect January 1, 2009 and in the rest of the nation effective February 20, 2009.

“California leads the nation in protecting children from dangerous chemicals and in safeguarding our environment,” said Assembly member Fiona Ma, the San Francisco Democrat who authored the bill. “AB 1108 sends a clear message to the Consumer Product Safety Commission that if the Bush administration won’t act, states will.”

Phthalates are chemicals added to plastic to make it soft and flexible. Among many other things, they are used in soft plastic toys and other baby products, such as teethers, bath books, and rubber ducks.

Because phthalates are not chemically bonded to the plastic, these toxic chemicals are easily released. When children suck on these products, phthalates can leach out and enter their bodies.

“When a child puts a phthalate-laden teether in her mouth, it's like sucking on a toxic lollypop,” said Rachel Gibson, staff attorney for Environment California. Phthalates have been shown to interfere with the natural functioning of the hormone system. These toxic chemicals have been linked to reproductive problems, early onset of puberty, liver and thyroid damage, and testicular cancer.

Gumball.com, serving the vending industry since 1993, is the leading online distributor of premium gumball vending machines, gumballs, bulk candy and vending machine parts and accessories. For more information contact Gumball.com PO Box 1029, Newport Beach, CA 92659. Phone: 800-260-0010. Fax: 214-550-5070. Gumball.com. Email: support@gumball.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2008

DALLAS, TX. Gumball.com has expanded its line of vending machine refills for the upcoming 2008 football season to include a wide range of NFL and college football products. These innovative vending refills include vending stickers, temporary tattoos, bouncy balls and toy capsules.

"Vending machine operators are looking for an edge this fall and the football line of products will surely bring a unique twist to their product offering.  Football is the number one sport in the US and people love their teams whether be it college or pro. Fans overwhelmingly love their team and it seems they will spend money on memorabilia whenever they are offered the chance, especially on vending items priced under $1.00… which translate into big profits for vending machine operators.  It’s crazy, even adults get into these fun filled sports related products", says Alex Katz, Marketing Manager, "The NFL and NCAA licensed refills really appeal to vending machine operators due to their strong consumer appeal and high profit margins."

Our NFL buildable figurines inside 2 inch toy capsules are sure to be a hit.  One order includes 250 self vending acorn shaped vending capsules.  The series includes 32 team key chains, one for each NFL team. An eye catching double sided blister display card may be purchased separately.

Another winner is the College Football stickers. This series includes mini football helmets from 38 of your favorite college football teams. A customizable display card, allows you to place the team helmets of your choice at the front of your vending machine may be purchased separately with your order.

Attention grabbing licensed product are also available in the temporary tattoos, flat vending stickers and bouncy balls format.  Take for example, the NFL Helmet and Team Logo Metallic Stickers.  These metallic sticker sheets feature 32 of your favorite college football teams. There are 2 stickers per sheet and 240 self vending stickers per case.

Gumball.com, serving the vending industry since 1993, is the leading online distributor of premium gumball vending machines, gumballs, bulk candy and vending machine parts and accessories. For more information contact Gumball.com PO Box 1029, Newport Beach, CA 92659.  Phone: 800-260-0010.  Fax: 214-550-5070.  Gumball.com. Email: support@gumball.com