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Mars, Incorporated (doing business as 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]
Ethel M Chocolates was founded by Forrest Mars Sr., who previously oversaw Mars Inc., known for its candy products. Mars retired from the eponymous company in 1973, [2] but soon grew bored. [3] In 1979, he was planning a new candy venture named after his mother, Ethel Gale Mars (nee Kissack).
Shortly before World War II, Bruce Murrie, son of long-time Hershey's president William F.R. Murrie, struck a deal with Forrest Mars to create hard sugar-coated chocolate that would be called M&M's (for Mars and Murrie). Murrie had a 20% interest in the product, which used Hershey chocolate during World War II rationing. In 1948, Mars bought ...
M&M's maker Mars is buying Kellanova, the maker of Cheez-Its and Pop-Tarts, for nearly $30 billion in an effort to broaden its snacking portfolio and expand globally. Kellanova was created last ...
3 Musketeers; Amicelli; American Heritage Chocolate; Balisto; Bounty; Celebrations; Cirku; CocoaVia; Combos; Dove; Dove Bar; Ethel M Chocolates; FLAVIA; Fling; Flyte ...
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.
The Mars Candy Company's Marathon Bar was a staple during the 70s. The 8-inch chocolate bar was a long braid of caramel-filled goodness that got its name based on the notion that it would take ...
From 5 to 8 p.m. ET in New Jersey and 6 to 8 p.m. ET in Pennsylvania on Halloween night, candy cravers can visit the booths, phone in a request and get an instant candy refill.