Hint Mint Inc.
Hint Mint Inc. is a Los Angeles-based confectionery company started in 1999 (http://hintmint.com) by Harley Cross and Cooper Bates.[1]
Their Vegan,[2] Kosher,[3] mints are made in the USA. Hint Mint describes itself as the "Original Designer Mint".[4] Many of their tins are patented, including their "Classic" curved, "slide to open" tins[5] and their "Petit", press to open tins.[6]
The company sells mints and "sours" in countries around the world; in Asia: (Japan,[7] Hong Kong,[8] Singapore,[9] Korea, China, Taiwan); in the Middle East: (UAEA, Saudi Arabia); in Europe: (Germany, France, UK, Czech Republic) and others listed on their web site www.hintmint.com[10]
The company has also created numerous "limited Edition Artist Series" with custom tin artwork by Gary Baseman, Shag, James Jean, Audrey Kawasaki, among others.
References
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- "The Vegan Club". Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- "Kosher Supervision of America - KSA". www.ksakosher.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- "Hint Mint - The Original Designer Mint". hintmint.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
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- "HINT MINT - The Original Designer Mint". hintmint.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- "Hint Mint HK Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- "EZ Creation Singapore". www.ez.com.sg. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- "Hint Mint - Find A Retailer". www.hintmint.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-18.