MARS & MARS & MURRIEMURRIE

Emma MeltonEmma Melton

““M&Ms”M&Ms”

Founder of Mars Co.Founder of Mars Co.• Spanish Civil War• Observed his soldiers eating chocolate

candy in a hard shell • Purpose to prevent melting

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•Forrest joined with his business partner Bruce Murrie and created the company known today as Mars, Inc.

• 19411941- M&Ms chocolate were - M&Ms chocolate were sold to the public, packaged in sold to the public, packaged in cardboard tubes. cardboard tubes.

• 19481948- Packaging changed from - Packaging changed from a tube to the brown plastic a tube to the brown plastic pouch known today.pouch known today.

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The Red M&MThe Red M&M• 1976-Red candies were taken off the

market • Due to health concerns over Red #2 • Known to cause cancer

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*M&M's did not contain the dye; the action was purely to satisfy worried consumers.*

Red candies were reintroduced later!

Red candies were reintroduced later!

• AustraliaAustralia• CanadaCanada• EuropeEurope• Hong KongHong Kong• JapanJapan• Malaysia Malaysia • The United The United

Kingdom Kingdom 

1980- Mars Co. introduced 1980- Mars Co. introduced theirtheircandies Internationally to:candies Internationally to:

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Elliot Sadler Kyle Busch Ken Elliot Sadler Kyle Busch Ken Schrader Schrader

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•M&M’s were produced with basic colors and a white "M" printed on each candy.

*Originally in a tube with *Originally in a tube with only two colors; (red and only two colors; (red and

yellow)*yellow)*

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Now they can be completely Now they can be completely customized!customized!

--People use the online People use the online M&M maker for special M&M maker for special occasionsoccasions

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The company hasover 70,000 employees $30 billion in revenue

Now M&Ms brand can be found on practically Now M&Ms brand can be found on practically any product!any product!

"About M&Ms: History." mms.com. Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates. , 2011. Web.

21 Feb 2011. http://www.mms.com/us/about/mmshistory/.

CO., Mars. "M&M'S®." mars.com. Mars, Incorporated and Affiliates, 2011. Web. 21

Feb 2011. http://www.mars.com/global/global-brands/m-and-ms.aspx

Ehler , James. "M&M CANDIES." foodreference.com. James T. Ehler , 2011. Web. 21

Feb 2011. http://www.foodreference.com/html/artmandms.html.

Kenney, Kim. "History of M&M's Candies." ehow.com. eHow, Inc, 2011. Web. 21 Feb

2011. http://www.ehow.com/about_5079797_history-mms-candies.html.

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