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Mars M&Ms plant in Newark in 1940. Image: Mars Inc.

Mars, Incorporated

Headquarters: McLean, VA

Web Site: www.mars.com
Twitter: @MarsGlobal
Facebook: Mars

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Employment

Grant Reid
CEO
 
World's leading candy and confection maker, brands include Milky Way®, M&Ms®, 3 Musketeers®, Snickers®> 2014 acquisition of pet food brands IAMS®, Ekanuba® and Natura® in North America, Latin America and other selected countries, also makes, markets pet foods through Kal Kan subsidiary including Kal Kan®, Mealtime®, Pedigree®, Sheba®, and Whiskas®,  other products include Uncle Ben's® rice, Wrigley gums> Additional  brands include Bounty® chocolate bars, Twix® cookie bars, Starburst® sugar candy, Skittels® sugar candy> Hackettstown plant on 104-acre site makes over half of all M&Ms produced in US, also former headquarters of Mars Chocolate North America, which in 2017 restructuring consolidated into new unit Mars Wrigley Confectionery based in Chicago combining candy with chewing gum brands acquired by Mars in $23 billion buyout of Wrigley in 2008> Milky Way®  earliest chocolate bar invented by Frank C. Mars in 1923, M&M's started production in Newark plant in 1940 when Forrest E. Mars Sr., son of company founder Frank C. Mars, opened plant to produce plain chocolate candy; M&M's included in World War II army rations because of ability to resist melting under high temperatures, popularity with World War II soldiers led to post-war success, expansion, success of introduction of peanut M&Ms in 1954 required expanded production capacity with relocation from Newark to new plant on former farm in Hackettstown 1958, since enlarged several times> Philanthropic activities include production of red, white and blue M&Ms following 9/11/2001, terrorism attacks with proceeds donated to victims’ families; also supports children’s causes, local events in Hackettstown area, including hosting annual antique car show sponsored by American Cancer Society>  Mars family maintains sole ownership, Jacqueline Badger Mars served on Mars board until 2016, formerly maintained residence in Bedminster, now  spends most of time in VA, estimated 2017 by Forbes Magazine to have net worth of over $26 billion, board member of US Equestrian Team based in Bedminster.

*  Mars to Invest $70 Million in US Manufacturing, Create 250 New Jobs, 3/31/2017, foodmanufacturing.com
*  Mars, Incorporated to Combine Chocolate and Wrigley Segments to Create Mars Wrigley Confectionery, 10/6/2016, Mars, Inc.
*  Mission to Mars: Take a rare look inside the N.J. M&M's plant, 5/21/2015, NJ.com

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*  Advance  *  Automatic Data Processing  * Becton Dickinson
*  Bed, Bath & Beyond  *  Chubb *   Church & Dwight  *  Cognizant Technologies
*  Dun & Bradstreet  *  Goya   *  Honeywell International  
*  Horizon Blue Cross  ​*  IDT  *  Hackensack Meridian  *  Hovnanian  
*  Investors Bank * Johnson & Johnson  *  Mars  *  Merck   *  NJM Insurance 
​*   NRG Energy  ​*  PBF Energy  *  Provident Bank   *  Prudential  
*  Quest *  Quick Chek  *  RWJBarnabas  *  PSEG  *  TD Bank     
*  Valley National Bank   *  Wakefern Food