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[Section: "McCowans Ltd"] During the early 1980s the company introduced the iconic WHAM chew bar
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- ↑ "Highland Toffee firm goes into administration". BBC News. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "Wham Bars and Highland Toffee to be made in York following acquisition". York Press. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.