It was first, back in 1938, when it was all about chewing gum!When the Shorin brothers started their company in Brooklyn, New York, Topps Gum was the product, and it was sold as a "change-maker" at cash registers. Instead of three cents change, people were encouraged to buy three pieces of Topps.After World War II, Topps Gum evolved into Bazooka Bubble Gum.
Today
In addition to Bazooka Bubble Gum and sports trading cards, Topps produces a wide variety of gum, candy, entertainment cards, albums, and stickers.Topps was acquired in a leveraged buyout acquisition by a group led by Forstmann Little & Co. and Topps management in 1984. The company became publicly held in 1987.In July, 1995, Topps acquired Merlin Publishing International, one of the world's leading publishers and marketers of sticker and album collections. The company is headquartered in England.Founded in Brooklyn in 1938, the company moved into new headquarters at the Topps building in lower Manhattan in 1994.
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