<Tr> <Th> Parent </Th> <Td> Perfetti Van Melle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.chupachups.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Chupa Chups (Spanish pronunciation: Spanish: (ˈtʃupa ˈtʃups);) is a popular Spanish brand of lollipop and other confectionery sold in over 150 countries around the world . The brand was founded in 1958 by Enric Bernat, and is currently owned by the Italian - Dutch multinational corporation Perfetti Van Melle . The name of the brand comes from the Spanish verb chupar, meaning "to suck". </P> <P> In the early 1950s, Enric Bernat worked for an apple jam factory called "Granja Asturias". After he broached the idea of making lollipops, the investors left . Bernat took over the company in 1958 and renamed it Chupa Chups . He built the production machines and sold a striped bonbon on a wooden stick for one peseta each . </P>

Where did the name chupa chups come from