Despite efforts by the major sugarless-gum manufacturers to keep the category fresh with new-product introductions, sales of the overall category have dipped in c-stores over the past four years, including the steepest drop of 7.0% in 2013, according to year-end data from IRI, a Chicago-based market research firm (@iriworldwide).
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