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1. Q: What are some other ideas that your company has thought about producing? A: Our previous ideas include a banana phone, a collapsible ladder, and a germ bubble. The banana phone was essentially just a phone with a protective covering on it that peeled down like a banana, but the cover kept rotting in the developmental stages. The collapsible ladder is a ladder that can fold down small enough to fit in any pocket, but, unfortunately, we had some structural issues with that design. The germ bubble was a large bubble that popped out of a phone and protected you from rain, snow and germs, but we had some problems during testing with people having trouble breathing inside the bubble.

2. Q: Would you say that your product is in demand in this age of abundance? A:Yum Gum is definitely something that everyone will want. Especially now, in a time of dieting and poverty.

3. Q: What is your competition for this product? How is your product better then anyone else's? A:Our competition includes all of the other products that hold back hunger for long periods of time, like slim-fast products. Our product not only controls hunger, but also gives you all the needed vitamins and nutrients. Also, the gum wrappers have little, tiny seeds embedded into the paper, so when you’re done, if you plant your wrapper in the ground, water it, and wait a while, it will produce beautiful flowers.

4. Q: How, if your product fails, will it be a "big mistake"? A: We have put a lot of time and money into this product and if it fails, which it won’t, we will lose a lot of money and have lots of gum left over that won’t sell. It could be a good mistake if it fails because we have come up with one way to make it work, so we have eliminated that way of making it and could come up with a better way to do it.

5. Q: How do you design your packaging? How does story play a party in the advertisement of your product? A: Our packaging is colorful and environmentally friendly. Our package gives product details in a quick, accessible way. Story doesn't play that big of a part in our advertisements except in the commercial, where we portray the story of a homeless woman who unexpectedly received a few sticks of our gum and it relieved her hunger.

6. Q: Can I see a picture of your product? A: Of course.** ** 7. Q: How do you make your product? A: Our product is produced at the plant we have established located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We use all the normal gum ingredients such as Sorbitol, Gum base, Maltitol, Refined glaze, Riboflavin, dyes, and then we add all organic materials that are rich in vitamins and minerals and our top secret hunger bashing ingredient that was created by our scientists.

8. Q: How do you advertise? What people are you targeting in your ads? Why are you targeting them? A: For advertisement, we have made a commercial that will be aired world-wide. We will create billboards and set up posters and signs in grocery and retail stores. We will also use our charity as a way of advertisement. We have infomercials yet to be filmed, and we will be giving it to weight loss companies to give as a free gift with a purchase of their system. We think that our product is something that everyone can use, however, our ads are targeting mostly school-age kids, dieters and those that don't always have enough money to buy normal food. We think that our product would be most useful to these types of people because school-age kids are always hungry in class and that can take away from how well they learn, but with our product they don't have to miss out on any learning experience. People who are dieting will find our product to be extremely helpful because of it's low amount of carbohydrates and calories and high amounts of beneficial nutrients, minerals, vitamins and hunger fighters. This product is especially helpful to people who can't always afford regular food because we give you 14 pieces, enough to last you for 2 weeks, and it only costs $2.00. That's a whole week's worth of food for only $1.00!

9. Q: Where can I buy your product? A: You can find our product at many different stores including Giant, Wegman’s, Weis Markets, Wal-mart, Kmart, The Dollar Tree, Sam’s Club, Super Fresh, Panera Bread, WaWa, Sheetz, Uni-Mart, Turkey Hill, Starbucks, Border’s, Barnes and Nobles, Hollister, American Eagle, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Curves, Dunkin' Donuts, McDonalds, Balley Fitness, and Planet Fitness.



10. Q: How much do you sell it for? What's your profit margin for each pack sold? A: It costs us $0.50 for each pack of gum. We sell it for $2.00 a pack, giving us a $1.50 profit margin per pack.**