Fruit Stripe gum is being discontinued. Ferrera, which owns other candy brands like Nerds and Fun Dip, said it was a difficult decision.
I haven't seen Fruit Stripe gum in years. Actually, I haven't been looking for it. It wasn't exactly my favorite.
But didn't we all have to have it when we were kids? The gum with a zebra mascot (YIPES!) . . . bright colors "zebra-striped" onto the gum . . . and wrappers printed with temporary tattoos. Of course, we did!
And there were 5 flavors- Wet n' Wild Melon . . . Cherry . . . Lemon . . . Orange . . . and Peach. Ok, they tried Chocolate, but ewwwwww. It didn't last long.
It's not like I'll miss it or anything. But feeling just a tad nostalgic hearing that it's going away for good.
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