Think Gum

Think Gum

Think Gum is a brand of functional chewing gum made by Stanford, California-based company Think Gum LLC. Its packaging claims to "enhance concentration and improve memory". [Cite news|first=Troy |last=Wolverton |title=Cool products from high to low tech |publisher=San Jose Mercury |date=April 14 2008 |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8917592] It supposedly works on the principle of context-dependent memory and because it contains caffeine, Ginkgo biloba, Bacopa, Vinpocetine, Guarana, Peppermint and Rosemary.fact|date=August 2008 The chewing gum is sugar free and contains 10mg of caffeine per piece. [cite web|publisher=EnergyFiend.com |url=http://www.energyfiend.com/2008/01/a-thought-about-thinkgum |title=A Thought about ThinkGum |accessdate=2008-08-18] The brand was introduced in late 2007.

Think Gum was created by a Stanford University medical student who developed the product get more out of his studying. [Cite news|first=Kristina |last=Peterson |title=Thinking of a New Chew |publisher=Palo Alto Daily News |date=April 22, 2008 |url=http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-4-22-think-gum]

It is sold at retailers such as 7-Eleven and also at various online retailers such as Think Geek. The brand is also sold in the United Kingdom exclusively at Hawkins Bazaar. Think Gum was featured at the 2008 Cool Product Expo as well as on the San Francisco Bay Area Evening News. [Cite web|title=2008 Cool Product Expo |url=http://coolproductexpo.stanford.edu/ |publisher=Stanford Graduate School of Business Product Design & Manufacturing Club |accessdate=2008-08-18] [cite news|title=KTVU Fox Evening News at 5pm. |date=April 22, 2008] . Think Gum LLC has sponsored events such as the Butt-Numb-A-Thon and Stanford's Entrepreneurship Week. [cite web|title=2008 Stanford E-Week |url=http://eweek.stanford.edu/2008/ |accessdate=2008-08-18 |publisher=Stanford Entrepreneurship Network]

ee also

*Bubblegum
*Chewing Gum
*Gum industry
*List of chewing gum brands

References

External links

* [http://www.ThinkGum.com Think Gum Product Website]


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