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Milky Way is a brand of chocolate-covered confectionery bar manufactured and marketed by Mars Inc..There are two varieties: the U.S. Milky Way bar, which is sold as the Mars bar worldwide, including Canada; and the global Milky Way bar, which is sold as the 3 Musketeers in the U.S. and Canada (neither bar is sold as Milky Way in Canada).
In the United States, it is marketed as the Milky Way bar. [3] It was first manufactured in Slough, England under the Mars bar name in 1932 by Forrest Mars Sr., son of American candy maker Frank C. Mars. [2] He modelled it after his father's Milky Way bar, which was already popular in the US, adjusting the recipe to better suit European tastes.
The explanation given is that the Milky Way bar's three ingredients in the US (chocolate, nougat, and caramel) were originally meant to represent the three musketeers. However the Milky Way bar was released in the US in 1924, and the 3 Musketeers bar was released in the US in 1932, disproving this urban myth. [12] [13]
Maltesers' slogan, as of 2016, is "The lighter way to enjoy chocolate". [1] Earlier slogans have included: "The chocolates with the less fattening centre", "No ordinary chocolate" and "Nothing pleases like Maltesers". In the 1930s, advertisements claimed that the Maltesers malted milk centre is one-seventh as fattening as ordinary chocolate ...
The current packaging used by Galaxy The old packaging used by Galaxy During the 1980s, similar to other chocolate brands, Galaxy advertised itself on TV. Galaxy is a chocolate bar, made and marketed by Mars Inc., and first manufactured in the United Kingdom in 1960. [1]
Irish Moro An Irish Moro bar split Irish Peanut Moro Irish Coconut Moro Pakistani Cadbury Moro. Moro is the brand name of a caramel and nougat layered chocolate bar currently made by Cadbury and sold in Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East.
Martoccio invented a synthetic coating for his candy bars to keep them from melting in warm temperatures. He used only the very best ingredients—real cocoa butter, eggs, etc.-- and was still able to sell his milk chocolate bars for 3 cents compared to the 5 cent Hershey bar (1955). That was not continued after the company was sold in 1967. [2]
Milky Way Farm in Giles County, Tennessee, is the former estate of Franklin C. Mars, founder of Mars Candies. The property is named for the company's Milky Way candy bar . [ 2 ] During the Great Depression , the estate was the largest employer in Giles county.