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Made in Chattanooga: Altoids

By: Latricia Thomas  A curiously strong flavor helped pave the way for Altoids to become the number one mint in the United States. And while they may have gotten their start in the United Kingdom, employees of the local Wrigley factory are proud that they are now made right here in Chattanooga at the Jersey Pike facility. "When Wrigley purchased Altoids, they moved them to Chattanooga to save on the environment and save money on transporting them to the United States," says Wales native Anne Mahoney. She came across the pond with the curiously strong mints, that were first marketed to relieve sour stomach. "They asked if I would come to set up the equipment and that was six years ago because I love Chattanooga so much."They may not actually help your health, but your breath? That's another story that starts with a gelatin and sugar mix. "We make a sheet almost like a biscuit or a dough then it gets mixed with the flavors and other things," says plant manager Bruce Verburg. "Then it comes out in a big loaf and it's sheeted like a rolling pin, and then we have cookie cutters that make that circle that everyone knows and loves with Altoids." Then its onto the conveyer belt for drying, until the mints are filtered into those signature shiny tins. "The tins are opened, the iconic paper is placed, the mints are placed into the empty tin, and on the other side the tins are closed," Verburg says. Then they are ready to be boxed and packaged, before Wrigley ships the strongly-scented sweet that never wears out it's welcome all over the world.And it's not just what's inside those tins that have built a huge fan base for Wrigley. Consumers have found all kinds of uses for the tin itself, like hand-held works of art, or even an emergency wilderness stove.