SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004

                                   FORM 10-K/A

(Mark One)

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           Commission File No. 0-27646


                          GUM TECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                 (Name of small business issuer in its charter)


             UTAH                                       87-0482806
  (State or Other Jurisdiction              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation or Organization)


                             246 East Watkins Street
                                Phoenix, AZ 85004
                                 (602) 252-1617
                    (Address of principal executive offices,
                Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                            No Par Value Common Stock

                             Nasdaq National Market

     Check whether the Registrant (1) filed all reports  required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  Registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days. YES [X]  NO [ ]

     Check if there is no disclosure  contained  herein of delinquent  filers in
response to Item 405 of Regulation  S-B, and will not be contained,  to the best
of the Registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive  proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]

     As of March 28, 2001,  9,187,047  shares of the  Registrant's  Common Stock
were  outstanding.  As of March 28, 2001,  the market value of the  Registrant's
Common Stock,  excluding  shares held by  affiliates,  was  approximately  $77.3
million.
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                                    PART IV

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, LIST AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

EXHIBITS

         Exhibit No.                    Title
         -----------                    -----

         3.01                 Certificate   of   Incorporation   and  Amendments
                              thereto of Gum Tech(1)

         3.02                 Bylaws of Gum Tech(1)

         10.2                 Consulting Agreement with Gary S. Kehoe (8)

         10.01                1995 Stock Option Plan(1)

         10.02                Amendment to Stock Option Plan(1)

         10.03                Employment Contract with Gary S. Kehoe(1)

         10.04                Employment Contract with William J. Hemelt (2)

         10.05                Lease Agreement - Phoenix,  Arizona  manufacturing
                              facility(1)

         10.06                Lease  Agreement  between Gum Tech and Beardsley &
                              1-17 L.L.C., for the lease of  packaging/warehouse
                              facility (3)
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         Exhibit No.                    Title
         -----------                    -----

         10.07                Form of Manufacturing Agreement (4)

         10.08                Operating Agreement of Gel Tech, LLC (5)

         10.09                Credit Agreement between Gel Tech LLC and
                              Imperial Bank (6)

         10.10                Securities Purchase Agreement with Citadel
                              Investment Group (7)

         10.11                Shareholders' Agreement between the Registrant and
                              Swedish Match AB (8)

         10.12                Asset Purchase Agreement between Gum Tech and
                              Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (9)*

         10.13                First Amendment to the Operating Agreement of
                              Gel Tech, LLC +

         23                   Consent of Angell & Deering

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(1)  Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement on
     Form SB-2  declared  effective by the  Commission  on April 24, 1996,  file
     number 333-870.

(2)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Report on Form 10-QSB for the
     quarter ending September 30, 1998, file number 000-27646.

(3)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Report on Form 10-KSB for the
     year ending December 31, 1997, file number 000-27646.

(4)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's 10-KSB filed March 31, 1999.

(5)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Report on Form 10-QSB for the
     quarter ending March 31, 1999, file number 000-27646.

(6)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Report on Form 10-Q for the
     quarter ending March 31, 2000, file number 000-27646.

(7)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed June 9, 1999.

(8)  Incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Report on Form 10-Q for the
     quarter ended June 30, 2000, file number 000-27646.

(9)  Certain Confidential  Information  contained in this Exhibit was omitted by
     means of redacting a portion of the text and replacing it with an asterisk.
     This Exhibit has been filed separately with the Secretary of the Securities
     and Exchange  Commission  without the redaction  pursuant to a Confidential
     Treatment Request under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

* Filed herewith
+ Previously filed with the Company's 10K on April 2, 2001.

REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     None.
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                                   SIGNATURES

     In accordance  with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant
has duly  caused  this  Report to be signed  on its  behalf by the  undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 6, 2001.


                                    GUM TECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                    By: /s/ Gary S. Kehoe
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Gary S. Kehoe
                                        President and Chief Operating Officer


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,
this  Report has been  signed  below by the  following  persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dated indicated:


Signature                   Title                                   Date
---------                   -----                                   ----

/s/ William D. Boone        Chairman of the Board of Directors      June 6, 2001
------------------------
William D. Boone


/s/ Edward E. Faber         Director                                June 6, 2001
------------------------
Edward E. Faber


/s/ William J. Hemelt       Secretary, Chief Financial Officer      June 6, 2001
------------------------    (Principal Financial Officer),
William J. Hemelt           Principal Accounting Officer


/s/ Edward J. Walsh         Director                                June 6, 2001
------------------------
Edward J. Walsh


/s/ Kenneth R. Waters       Director                                June 6, 2001
------------------------
Kenneth R. Waters


/s/ William A. Yuan         Director                                June 6, 2001
------------------------
William A. Yuan


/s/ Michael A. Zeher        Director                                June 6, 2001
------------------------
Michael A. Zeher