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- Founded: 1911
- Founded in Tacoma, Washington
- 1923: Milky Way candy bar introduced
- 1930: Snickers bar introduced
- Headquarters: McLean, Virginia
- Chairman: John Mars
- European division: Masterfoods Europe
- British branch: Mars Limited
- Entirely owned by the Mars Family
- One of the biggest privately owned corporations in the U.S.
- Annual revenue: $18 billion (2005)
- Products sold in over 100 countries
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Mars, Incorporated is a world-wide producer and distributor of food products, most notably candy. While widely recognized for their sweets, Mars, Incorporated also produces snacks, foods, drinks and pet food. They announced they are buying the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in April 2008.
In May of 2009, Mars began their Real Chocolate Relief Act promotion, which gives away coupons for free Mars candy each Friday, from May to September of 2009.Official Site: Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act
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Mars, Incorporated Questions
How many moons does Mars have? 1 AnswerOur red neighbor Mars has two moons called Phobos and Deimos. They are very small - Phobos is 22 km and Deimos is 12.6 km in diameter and they are believed to ... read more
Does Mars have an active volcano? 2 Answershttp://www.solarviews.com/raw/mars/olympus.jpg Olympic Mons volcano. No it does not (barely). Current volcanoes in Mars are dormant extinct volcanoes. Olympic ... read more
What is the human purpose for visiting Mars? 1 AnswerIn my opinion the best reason to visit Mars with people is to search for evidence of life on Mars. Several missions have now confirmed that water once flowed on... read more -

