In 1969, the late, renowned artist Salvador Dali was approached to design a new logo for Spanish confectioners Chupa Chups.
Founded by Spaniard Enric Bernat in 1958, Chupa Chups is now owned by the Italian-Dutch multinational Perfetti Van Melle (the corporation also owns brands such as Mentos, Smint, and Fruitella). The Chupa Chups brand name comes from the Spanish verb chupar, meaning “to suck.”
In the obituary of Enric Bernat he was quoted as saying, “I saw sweets didn’t suit their main consumers, children. They got their hands sticky and ran into trouble with their parents. So I stuck a sweet on a stick.”
“In 1969, Dali was approached to design a new Chupa Chups logo, and the result became as instantly recognisable as his melting clocks. Dali incorporated the Chupa Chups name into a brightly coloured daisy shape. Always keenly aware of branding, Dali suggested that the logo be placed on top of the lolly instead of the side so that it could always be seen intact.”
Quoted from BBC’s Modern Masters: Dali, Chupa Chups logo (link removed, no longer live, unfortunately).
Its first marketing campaign was the logo with the slogan “És rodó i dura molt, Chupa Chups,” which translates from Catalan as the rather uninspiring, “It’s round and long-lasting.”
In the 1980s, an anti-smoking slogan “Smoke Chupa Chups” was tried to attract further adult consumers. The company’s current anti-smoking slogan is “Stop smoking, start sucking,” with certain packaging designed as a parody to cigarette packs. Some packages parody the mandatory black and white warning labels of the European Union with the notice “Sucking does not kill.”
Today Chupa Chups sells lollipops in more than 150 countries, in more than 100 flavours. Founder Enric Bernat is survived by his wife and five children, including Xavier, the president of Chupa Chups.
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A very gullible individual or "sucker".
A Chupa Chup also refers to someone who is exceedingly stingy when it come to hooking it up with bitches; for either fear of losing his delicious lady candy to his friends, or a big headed belief that he will be able to get at his lady friends without help from his friends whom he knows to be ballin' ass cocksmen.
Yo Darnell! Why the fuck didn't you tell us those girls from your Japanese class were coming over while we were conveniently out watching Spiderman 3! We have been asking you to plug us into the Asian pipline for weeks you dick! You are such a throbbing Chupa Chup!
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Used to describe an individual, sometimes a little buddy, sometimes slightly derogatory. Similar to if you called someone cheif, sport or pal. Can also be used in place of dude.
What's up Chupa Chup? Johnny: Is Chris coming with us?
Brian: I don't know, I haven't talked to Chupa Chup.
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Get the Chupa Chup mug.Chupa Chups (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃupa ˈtʃups]) is a Spanish brand of lollipop and other confectionery sold in over 150 countries around the world. The brand was founded in 1958 by Enric Bernat.
It has been owned by the Italian-Dutch company Perfetti Van Melle. The name of the brand comes from the Spanish verb chupar, meaning "to suck".[1] Barcelona Spain Number of locations Key people Number of employees In the early 1950s, Enric Bernat worked for an apple jam factory called "Granja Asturias". After he broached the idea of making lollipops, the investors left. Bernat took over the company in 1958 and renamed it Chupa Chups. He built the production machines and sold a striped bonbon on a wooden stick for one peseta each.[citation needed] Bernat got the idea of his lollipops from him getting sticky hands from melting sweets. Bernat felt that at that time, sweets were not designed for children. Shopkeepers were instructed to place Chupa Chups near the cash register within reach of children's hands, instead of the usual placement behind the counter.[citation needed]
The Chupa Chups company was a success. Within five years, Bernat's sweets were being sold at 300,000 outlets. When the candy was first created, the lolly sticks were made of wood but they switched to plastic sticks. After the end of Francoist Spain (1939–75), the self-funded private company went international. In the 1970s the lollipops appeared in Japan and Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia, as well as India and Australia. In the 1980s, it expanded to the European and North American markets, and in the 1990s to most Asian countries, including South Korea. In China, they were manufactured by Tatagum in Panyu, near Guangzhou. As of 2003, 4 billion lollipops a year are sold to 150 countries. The company has 2,000 employees, makes 90 percent of its sales abroad, and has a turnover of €500,000,000.[citation needed]
In 1991, Bernat passed formal control of the company to his son Xavier. The Smint subsidiary brand/company was founded in 1994.[citation needed]
In July 2006, the company as a whole was acquired by the Italian-Dutch group Perfetti Van Melle.[2]
The Chupa Chups logo was designed in 1969 by the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.[3][4] Its first marketing campaign was the logo with the slogan "Es redondo y dura mucho, Chupa Chups", which translates from Spanish as "It's round and long-lasting". Later, celebrities like Madonna were hired to advertise the product.
In the 1980s, falling birth rates reduced the number of juvenile consumers, an anti-smoking slogan "Smoke Chupa Chups" was tried to attract adult consumers.[3] The company's current anti-smoking slogan is "Stop smoking, start sucking", with their packages parodying cigarette pack designs. Some packages parody the mandatory black and white warning labels of the European Union with the notice "Sucking does not kill."[5]
Chupa Chups sponsored the 1992 video game Zool. Their logo was featured prominently in the first level, "Sweet World".[6][7]
In 1995, Chupa Chups became the first candy sent to the Mir space station.[citation needed]
In 1997, Chupa Chups launched a Spice Girls lollipop range with different packages each featuring a collectible Spice Girl sticker, toy microphones, and bubblegum packets that came with collectible Spice Girls temporary tattoos, as well as "Push Pops" and "Crazy Dips".[citation needed]
Between 2000 and 2003, Chupa Chups was the main shirt sponsor of English football team Sheffield Wednesday.[citation needed]
Since 2010, Chupa Chups was the signature of the Marriott brand hotel Springhill Suites. Chupa Chups were available at the front desk of any Springhill Suites property for free to any guest, child or adult. As of August 2021, Marriott has begun stepping away from Chupa Chups as a signature item for Springhill Suites.[citation needed]
Chupa Chups has a large product range, with their standard lollipop being the most popular.[8]
- Lollipops
- Classic, 12 gram
- Cremosa (ice cream and yogurt flavors)
- Mini, 6 gram
- Filled Lollipops
- Magics (powder filled)
- Bubble Gum (with bubble gum center)
- Fruit-tella (flavors from nature)
- Chocolate (filled with chocolate)
- Cuore di Frutta
- 2Pop
- Sugar Free
- XXL
- Crazy Dips (explosion)
- Melody Whistle Pops
- Classic, 12 gram
- Bubble Gums
- Big Babol
- Cotton Bubblegum
- Toys
- Spinning Faces
- Totem Markers
- Funky Labyrinths
- Balloon Cars
- Gifts and Seasonal Gifts
- Mega Chups 750 gr
- Back Packs
- Chupa + Surprise
- License Products
- Sparkling Drinks
Chupa Chups has more than 100 flavours available worldwide,[9] including sugar-free varieties.[10] They are individually heat-sealed in the factory, and are best opened by twisting the base of the wrapper.[11]
- ^ "Chupa Chups". www.chupachups.com.
- ^ "Perfetti Van Melle agrees to buy Spain's Chupa Chups for undisclosed sum". Forbes. 2006-07-03. Archived from the original on 2009-01-24.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Enric Bernat". The Guardian. 2004-01-03.
- ^ "Modern Masters - Virtual Exhibition : Dali - Chupa Chups logo (1969)". BBC. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ "Going Global – with chupa chups and Atlas Translations". 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "The 5 Least Subtle Product Placements in Gaming History". Cracked.com. February 20, 2014.
- ^ "Zool (Game)". Giant Bomb.
- ^ "Chupa Chups World > Products". Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ "Our story | Chupa Chups". www.chupachups.com.au.
- ^ "Sugar Free | Chupa Chups". www.chupachups.co.uk.
- ^ "We finally know why Chupa Chups are so ridiculously hard to open". Mamamia. September 29, 2017.
- Chupa Chups World (official site) (Flash)
- Company History
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