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Topps International are one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of children's confectionery with offices in the US (in New York), UK, Ireland, Italy, Canada and Argentina.

Topps can trace it's roots back to American Leaf Tobacco, founded in 1890 by Maurice Shorin and it was his 4 sons who in 1938 formed The Topps Chewing Gum Inc. and his grandson, Arthur, still ran the company until its acquisition by Michael Eisner's (ex-Disney) Tornante Company in 2007.

The company were virtually the inventors of the 'collector card' phenomenon, mainly Baseball, and were also the leaders in the then new chewing gum craze with it's now famous Bazooka brand.

PACKSHOTS (Over 220) Whenever a new product was produced or even a new flavour or language on an existing product, a pack shot was needed usually requiring the Counter Display Unit to be 'built' from scratch.

A4 SALES SHEETS (Over 400) Most of the work was produced for the trade in the form of 'sales sheets', single or 2-sided, design, artwork, print and often produced in many languages.

BANNERS & POSTERS (Over 100) Usually for the trade, Cash & Carry banners, Aisle posters, Pallet stickers etc.

POINT-OF SALE Numerous items, Dump Bins, Mobiles, Wobblers, Multi Product Display Units.

STATIONERY Design, artwork and creation of Corporate Guidelines for Topps International stationery.

PRESS ADS Copywriting, design, artwork, production and traffic for many children's press consumer ads.

All of the above required copywriting, design, artwork, photography, studio mock-ups (packs, labels & products), print management, display and exhibition design, language translation, typesetting, UK and International despatch of up to 20,000 leaflets, to over 60 countries.