Local governments in the United Kingdom are calling on chewing gum manufacturers for more help with a sticky situation they say costs millions of British pounds a year.

Organic candy manufacturer YumEarth has added six new candies to its product line. Bold black licorice, pucker-inducing sours, and fruity licorice began rolling out nationwide in March.

 Created by Green Health Ltd. exclusively for AJP Global Support Services, Sweet Bites are made with all-natural, rigorously-chosen ingredients.

Westchester, Ill.-based Ingredion Inc., a leading global supplier of ingredient solutions, signed off on a $400-million stock purchase agreement Tuesday to acquire all of the outstanding shares of TIC Gums Inc., a privately held, U.S. company that provides advanced texture systems to the food and beverage industry.