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o9 Solutions Platform Selected To Digitally Transform Perfetti Van Melle

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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o9 Solutions , a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today announced that Perfetti Van Melle has selected the o9 Digital Brain platform to transform its supply chain planning capabilities and accelerate its digital transformation journey.

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  • o9 Solutions , a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today announced that Perfetti Van Melle has selected the o9 Digital Brain platform to transform its supply chain planning capabilities and accelerate its digital transformation journey.
  • Perfetti Van Melle aimed to optimize its supply chain planning process to navigate today’s supply chain complexity and volatility.
  • The o9 platform was selected because of its best-in-class scenario planning integrated with financial information, digital on-system IBP process providing end-to-end visibility, and o9’s Enterprise Knowledge Graph cube technology, enabling Perfetti Van Melle to convert data into knowledge.
  • "We strive to be the world's most innovative confectionery company.”
    “We are thrilled that Perfetti Van Melle has selected the o9 Digital Brain platform to transform their integrated business planning processes digitally,” said Chakri Gottemukkala, Co-founder and CEO of o9 Solutions.

Airheads Helps Dentists Not Be The Worst House On The Block This Halloween With Candy Flavored Dental Floss

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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ERLANGER, Ky., Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anyone who has lived on a dentist's block knows it is the least frequented house by trick-or-treaters. This Halloween, Airheads candy is on a mission to make dentists' houses across the country a little less bad with Airheads Candy Flavored Dental Floss—a limited edition Airheads candy flavored floss.

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  • Just in time for trick-or-treating, Airheads distributesthousands of Airheads Candy Flavored Dental Floss to dentists nationwide
    ERLANGER, Ky., Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anyone who has lived on a dentist's block knows it is the least frequented house by trick-or-treaters.
  • This Halloween, Airheads candy is on a mission to make dentists' houses across the country a little less bad with Airheads Candy Flavored Dental Floss a limited edition Airheads candy flavored floss.
  • "This year dentists' houses will be buzzing with trick-or-treaters wanting to get their limited-edition Airheads Candy Flavored Dental Floss before they run out," Craig Cuchra, VP of Marketing at Perfetti Van Melle, maker of Airheads candy.
  • Airheads introduced the candy flavored dental floss to bridge the longstanding holiday tension between candy makers and dentists in an effort to make the dentist's house a more desirable stop this year.

Mentos Trained a Team of Real Raccoons to Recycle Its Mentos Paperboard Gum Bottles

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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ERLANGER, Ky., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mentos paperboard gum bottle was made to be recycled, there's just one problem: only 32% of Americans* actually recycle, despite that 78% of the population are more likely to purchase a product that is clearly labeled as environmentally friendly**. Mentos is helping to tackle that problem head-on with the only logical solution to pick up the slack: raccoons. Dubbed the Mentos Raccoon Recycling Force (RRF), these little critters just completed a successful mission on the streets of Simi Valley, California by digging through trash cans and placing the paperboard gum bottles in the recycling.

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  • I'm just hoping humans can take note so these Mentos paperboard gum bottles don't go into the waste stream!"
  • Fans can also take and share the official RRF pledge to properly recycle their Mentos paperboard gum bottles on TikTok and Instagram.
  • The paperboard gum bottles come in two flavors, Fresh Mint and Spearmint, and are availablenationally where chewing gum is sold.
  • In the U.S. Mentos Gum has been the 2nd fastest growing gum brand over the past 52 weeks*, has the highest gum loyalty**and is now the *#4 gum brand in the U.S. chewing gum category***.

Airheads Candy Makes Money Fun Again at Chicago Pop-Up Tuesday, September 13

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today more than ever, thinking about money is less fun – but that wasn't always the case. Play money, piggy banks, and plastic cash registers have historically been all the rage for children, so why not reimagine them for grown-ups, too?

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  • CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today more than ever, thinking about money is less fun but that wasn't always the case.
  • Airheads candy is about to change that by making money fun again at a temporary pop-up shop, located at 3419 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, where only play money will be accepted.
  • That's right, any and all forms of real currency are not accepted at the Airheads Fun Money Shop.
  • Customers at the Airheads Fun Money Shop get to take home one shop item in exchange for any amount of play money they have on hand, as no available items will have an assigned price point.

U.S. Consumers Can Buy Mentos Pure Fresh Gum in an Innovative Paperboard Bottle

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
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ERLANGER, Ky., Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global confectioner Perfetti Van Melle announces that U.S. consumers can now get its popular Mentos Pure Fresh Gum in an innovative 90% paperboard bottle that is widely recyclable.

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  • ERLANGER, Ky., Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global confectioner Perfetti Van Melle announces that U.S. consumers can now get its popular Mentos Pure Fresh Gum in an innovative 90% paperboard bottle that is widely recyclable.
  • The package is specifically tailored for Mentos Pure Fresh Gum in a unique partnership between Perfetti Van Melle and Graphic Packaging International with its Boardio technology designed to ensure the high Mentos standards for product safety and freshness.
  • Perfetti Van Melle Chief Sustainability Officer Andrew Boyd states, "The new Mentos Pure Fresh paperboard bottle is an exciting step in our commitment to environmental responsibility.
  • In the U.S. Mentos Gum has been the 2nd fastest growing gum brand over the past 5 years* and is now the #4 gum brand in the U.S. chewing gum category**.