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#64043 - 12/31/03 12:14 AM
Sad News re: Chupa Chups!
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From The Gulf Daily News:
Enric Bernat Fontlladosa, creator of the world famous Chupa Chups lollipop has died at 80 the company said yesterday.
He died on Saturday at home in Barcelona said Miguel Otero, spokesman of Chupa Chups, which produces the candy on a plastic stick. Bernat's invention first went on sale in 1958 with a product logo by Spanish artist Salvador Dali, a friend of Bernat.
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#64044 - 01/14/04 10:27 AM
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Wow, a sad day indeed! Chupa chups are the one thing that my uncle likes me to bring him from Spain as a souvenier (he has diminished capacities and simple tastes).
And thanks for pointing out the Dalí connection! A fine little detail!
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#64045 - 01/14/04 07:34 PM
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I am a chupa chups fan and they are one of the popular lollies here. And I had no idea they were originally from Spain! I just took one out of the pantry and yes, the wrapper said product of Barcelona. In respect for the late creator, I'm gonna suck one now.
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#64046 - 01/14/04 11:42 PM
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Suck one for me too mariacristi...oh shoot, that didn't come out right. My daughter loves chupa chups as well, she's two, she just call them choosichoos.
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#64047 - 01/15/04 05:35 AM
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The Official Website for Chupa Chups is at http://www.chupachups.com/ . The Spanish Chupa Chups site is at http://www.chupachups.es . There's information about the suckers, the company, watch MANY of their commercials, and SEVERAL "games" you can play online. Enjoy!  Saludos, MadridMan :p
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#64048 - 01/28/04 11:29 AM
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Registered: 02/06/03
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How strange. ¡Qué raro! I don't even remember Chupa Chups from the two times I lived in Spain--probably too busy sampling chorizo, olives and other good stuff. However, we adopted two older boys from Russia two years ago (now ages 9 and 12) and they call all lollipos "Chupa Chups."
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#64049 - 08/28/04 11:04 AM
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Today's English edition of Spain's daily newspaper El País posts the following: Chupa Chups fined 4.6 million Euros over taxes
Chupa Chups has been fined €4.6 million for tax evasion carried out between 1996-1999 amid an ongoing investigation into the candy manufacturer by Spanish tax authorities. The fine covers unpaid VAT amounting to €9.5 million over the three-year period, as well as €3.5 million in unpaid corporate tax, which must also be reimbursed.
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#64050 - 08/28/04 02:00 PM
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Chupa Chups fined? That sucks!
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#64051 - 08/28/04 10:27 PM
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#64052 - 08/30/04 09:03 PM
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LOL CARLOS 
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