Ford Gum
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Ford Gum is a brand of bubble gum and chewing gum often found in gum machines. It is produced by Ford Gum & Machine Co. The history of the company goes back to 1913, when Ford Mason leased 102 machines and placed them in stores and shops in New York. The gumballs, while they are covered with different flavors, all have the same flavor under the surface.
Ford Gum is also available in a square "chiclet" shape, with the same colors/flavors as the gumballs.
Today, Ford Gum and Machine Co. is headquartered in Akron, NY and has sales offices in Lincolnshire, IL. The company is the only large scale manufacturer of gumballs in the US. Their primary competitors, Dubble Bubble and Oak Leaf Confections, manufacture gumballs and confectionery products in Canada.
Ford Gum owns the trademark on "Carousel" and manufactures and distributes a complete line of bulk gumball products and toy gumball machines under Carousel brand. Ford is the first and only company to manufacture and distribute sugar free gumballs. Carousel gumballs come in a wide range of flavors, sizes and colors. Ford Gum also makes private label gum and mints.
Carousel gumballs are certified Kosher by the Orthodox Jewish Council.
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