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Mars Inc. is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services, with US$45 billion in annual sales in 2022; [7] that year Forbes ranked the company as the fourth-largest privately held company in the United States. [8]
M&M's were offered "ogre-sized" (65% larger) in swamp/ogre colors. They were sold at many stores displayed in huge cardboard-cutout ogre displays. In the summer of 2005, Mars added "Mega M&M's" to the lineup. [46] These candies, at 55% larger than the traditional M&M's, were a little smaller than the ogre-sized version.
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On April 28, 2008, Mars, Incorporated announced that it would acquire Wrigley for approximately $23 billion. [10] Financing for the transaction was provided by Berkshire Hathaway, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan; Berkshire Hathaway held a minority equity investment in Wrigley until October 2016, when Mars took full control over the company.
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Opal Fruits were introduced in the United States in 1967 [4] as M&M's Fruit Chewies. By 1968, they were renamed Starburst under the suggestion of Mars food scientist Aaron L. Brody, who noted M&M’s connotation to chocolate. Brody’s team originally wanted to use fruit on the packaging but this was rejected as real fruit was not used.
The bars are made by the American company Mars Inc. The annual global sales of Snickers is over $380 million, [5] [6] [7] and it is widely considered the bestselling candy bar in the world. [8] [9] Snickers was introduced by Mars in 1930 and named after the Mars family's favorite horse.
Until its acquisition by Mars Inc. in 2017, VCA traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker "WOOF". [3] VCA was founded in 1986 by three health care company executives, [4] Neil Tauber and brothers Robert and Arthur Antin. [3] [5] The name is an abbreviation of Veterinary Centers of America, though VCA no longer uses this full name. VCA acquired its ...