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{{Short description|Latin American brand of bubble gum}}
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[[Image:Bubbaloo logo.svg|thumb|the [[logo]] '''Bubbaloo''' until its rebrand]]
[[Image:strawberry bubbaloo.jpg|thumb|the [[chewing gum|bubblegum]] [[strawberry]] '''Bubbaloo''']]
'''Bubbaloo''' is a Latin American brand of [[bubble gum]] produced by Canderaria/[[Perfetti Van Melle]]. They are small pieces of bubble gum with a liquid center.

Bubbaloo also contains [[Butylated hydroxytoluene|BHT]], an antioxidant food preservative.

Bubbaloo gum is available in a variety of flavors, including Chocolate, Mint, Blueberry, Strawberry, Cherry, Cola, Green Apple, Grape, Yerba Buena, Banana, Acilocowild, Pina Chamoy, Mix Fruit, Spearmint, Sour Grape, Sour Blueberry, and Tutti Frutt.

==History==

Bubbaloo was the first bubblegum with a liquid center{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} and made its debut in Mexican and Brazilian markets during the early-1980s.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} Today, Bubbaloo is sold in more than 25 countries and in three different continents across the world.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

In Mexico and Brazil –the two biggest markets for Bubbaloo, the brand is one of the most iconic and recognisable across all product categories and continues to be the number one bubblegum for children, teens and adults who love the combination of sweet textures, flavors, and colors.

In addition, Bubba The Cat (the longtime brand icon and mascot), is known for being creative, original, ingenious and intelligent.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}

Bubbaloo launched in India in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ball |first=Deborah |date=2007-10-04 |title=Cadbury's New Bubble-Gum Battle |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119145860706348451 |access-date=2025-06-30 |work=Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

In 2022, Mondelez sold their Bubbaloo gum brand, along with all of their other chewing gum brands operating in the United States, Canada and Europe to [[Perfetti Van Melle]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 20, 2022 |title=Mondelez offloads chewing gum assets in US, Canada and Europe to Perfetti Van Melle for $1.4bn |url=https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/mondelez-offloads-chewing-gum-assets-in-us-canada-and-europe-to-perfetti-van-melle-for-14bn/674744.article |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=The Grocer |language=en}}</ref>
==Trivia==

Mixed-martial arts practitioner and [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] veteran [[Renato Sobral|Renato "Babalu" Sobral]] is nicknamed after Bubbaloo gum.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090531073602/http://www.cadbury.com/OURBRANDS/FEATUREBRANDS/Pages/Bubbaloo2.aspx Official Bubbaloo site]

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