founder mike stevens dan shrimpton headquarters london united kingdom products sugar free chewing gum mints and candy website peppersmith.co.uk peppersmith is a uk based confectionery company specialising in xylitol based chewing gum mints and candy products . the company itself is independent based in london and was founded in 2009 by mike stevens and dan shrimpton both former employees of innocent drinks . 1 contents 1 products 2 awards 3 see also 4 references 5 external links products edit the past range of peppersmith fresh mints and chewing gum which was then made with a natural gum base . peppersmith chewing gum is made with 100 % xylitol and contains no artificial flavours colours or preservatives and no aspartame . peppersmith gum is accredited by the british dental health foundation for being actively good for teeth . 2 peppersmith gum is available in peppermint and spearmint varieties . 3 in march 2011 peppersmith launched a new range of mint candy products . like the gum the fresh mints are made from real english mint are sugar free contain no artificial flavours colours preservatives or aspartame and are also accredited by the british dental health foundation . 4 in 2014 peppersmith disappointed many customers by switching from a natural chicle gum base to an industry standard polymer gum base . 5 the three fresh mints flavours available are fine english peppermint sicilian lemon and fine english peppermint and eucalyptus and fine english peppermint . 6 peppersmith also make sugar free 100 % xylitol candy products which are positioned as a children s dental health product . 7 awards edit in 2012 peppersmith was named in the startups 100 awards as one of the uk s most innovative inspiring and ground breaking new companies . 8 see also edit list of chewing gum brands list of breath mints references edit urwin rosamund 2011 05 06 . by gum here is a healthy idea to chew on . the evening standard . alter bonnie 2010 02 19 . chewing gum gets healthy and local . treehugger . 1 peppersmith website beckett alex 2011 01 22 . mint and sweet markets provide fresh potential for peppersmith . the grocer . 2 statement from peppersmith 3 peppersmith website arthurs deborah 2013 04 03 . the sweets that can actually prevent tooth decay . mail online . startups 100 2012 peppersmith . retrieved 2012 07 13 . external links edit peppersmith official website something to chew on peppersmith gum the urban grocer february 2010 health conscious green chew on this the independent february 2010 peppersmith plan march move into mints food manufacture january 2011 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title peppersmith & oldid 735676231 categories 2009 introductionsbrand name confectionerychewing gumconfectionery companies of the united kingdomcompanies established in 2009british confectionerybreath mintshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles created via the article wizard navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 august 2016 at 10 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view