France - Hollywood

photo illustration by Laurel Daunis-Allen

France - Hollywood

Country: France
Best-selling candy: Hollywood
Who makes it: Cadbury (CBY)
Annual sales: $318 million
What is it: Chewing gum

California-themed Hollywood gum is the most popular candy item in France. While chewing gum may still be seen as largely an American activity, "le chewing gum," as the French now call it, has all but replaced "pâte à mâcher," which literally meant "paste to chew."