Halls is the brand name of a popular
menthol
Menthol is an organic compound, more specifically a monoterpenoid, made synthetically or obtained from the oils of corn mint, peppermint, or other mints. It is a waxy, clear or white crystalline substance, which is solid at room temperature and ...
ated
cough drop. Halls cough drops (categorised as a cough suppressant/oral anaesthetic by the manufacturer) are sold by the Cadbury-Adams Division of
Cadbury
Cadbury, formerly Cadbury's and Cadbury Schweppes, is a British multinational confectionery company fully owned by Mondelez International (originally Kraft Foods) since 2010. It is the second largest confectionery brand in the world after Mar ...
, now owned by
Mondelēz International
Mondelez International, Inc. ( ), often styled Mondelēz, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational confectionery, food industry, food, holding and drink industry, beverage and snack food company based in Chicago. Mondelez has an ...
, and have long been advertised as featuring "vapour action".
Halls was first made in the 1930s in Stanley Road,
Whitefield,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, United Kingdom by the Hall Brothers company which was founded in 1893 by Thomas Harold & Norman Smith Hall. Hall Brothers was acquired by
Warner-Lambert in 1964. Production in Whitefield ceased in the late 1980s. When
Pfizer
Pfizer Inc. ( ) is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered on 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The company was established in 1849 in New York by two German entrepreneurs, Charles Pfizer ...
acquired Warner-Lambert in 2000, the Halls brand came with the entire
Adams portfolio (which included
Trident gum
Trident is a brand of sugar-free chewing gum. It was originally introduced by American Chicle shortly before it was bought by Warner-Lambert in 1962, but did not reach the UK until 2007 when it was introduced by its then-owner Cadbury Schweppes ...
,
Dentyne
Dentyne () is a brand of chewing gum available in several countries globally. It is owned by Mondelēz International.
In 1899, a New York City druggist Franklin V. Canning formulated a chewing gum which he promoted as an aid to oral hygiene. "To ...
,
Chiclets
Chiclets is an American brand of candy-coated chewing gum manufactured by Mondelez International. The brand was introduced in 1900 by the American Chicle Company, a company founded by Thomas Adams.
History
The Chiclets name is derived from the ...
, and Freshen Up among others). Two years later Adams was bought out by Cadbury, which was purchased by
Kraft foods and later restructured. It was renamed
Mondelēz International
Mondelez International, Inc. ( ), often styled Mondelēz, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational confectionery, food industry, food, holding and drink industry, beverage and snack food company based in Chicago. Mondelez has an ...
– as of 2015 Mondelēz International owns the Halls brand worldwide.
Drug information
Halls contain
menthol
Menthol is an organic compound, more specifically a monoterpenoid, made synthetically or obtained from the oils of corn mint, peppermint, or other mints. It is a waxy, clear or white crystalline substance, which is solid at room temperature and ...
, which acts as local anaesthetic and "creates a cooling sensation". It also acts as a cough suppressant.
Additional information
In some parts of the world, including Brazil,
Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, the Philippines, and Pakistan, Halls is advertised as a mentholated hard candy and is not recognised as a medicine for coughs. In the UK, Halls Extra Strong has recently dropped all mention of an active ingredient (or of coughs) from the packaging, and now describes the contents as "Extra Strong Original flavour hard boiled sweets."
In 2016, Halls was one of the biggest selling branded over-the-counter medications sold in Great Britain, with sales of £32.5 million.
References
External links
Halls main website
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Cadbury Adams brands
Products introduced in 1930
Mondelez International brands
British confectionery
Breath mints
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