About the Food Industry

The Sweet Gum is a modern company that incorporates the most advanced and reliable technologies for the gum base industry, offering high-quality products and services with outstanding performance.

Located within the Grupo RBindustrial complex in the city of Itapetininga, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, our facility combines state-of-the-art technology, efficient processes, and infrastructure designed to meet the highest standards of the food industry. We operate with high-performance equipment and internationally recognized certifications that attest to the quality and reliability of our operations.

Our processes strictly follow international standards for quality and food safety. Combined with good manufacturing practices and a highly specialized team, we work to deliver excellence to our chewing gum industry customers, efficiently serving both domestic and international markets.

Our History

Innovation & Excellence in the Gum Base Industry!

Founded in 2011, Sweet Gum is a gum base production unit of Grupo RB, one of the most important groups in the sector, with a strong global presence in the production and commercialization of rosin, turpentine, and their derivatives.

With more than a century of history, Grupo RB has built a trajectory marked by tradition, expertise, and continuous evolution. This consolidated experience supports SweetGum, driving innovative and high-quality solutions for the chewing gum industry worldwide.

2011
Inauguration

Taking advantage of
verticality of the Grupo RB
and a vision of opportunity
from the market, the is born
Sweet Gum.

2015
Expansion

Market expansion
domestic sales and the start of sales abroad.

2016
ISO 9001

With a focus on quality of
our products, us
We are ISO 9001 certified.

2017
New production line

Capacity expansion and
adding a new line
productive, new
Laboratory application technologies.

2018
Admission to International Trade Fairs

Trade Fair Admission
International
participating in ISM and Gulfood.

2019
Capacity expansion

Capacity expansion
from our warehouses and from
Innovation laboratory and
Development.

2020
ISO 22000

Beginning of the process of
ISO 22000 certification.

2022
Halal Certification

We have earned the Halal certification.
to meet the requirements
from Islamic countries

(Sharia).

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