Who owns mars candy?

In 1930, Frank Mars created the Snickers bar and first sold it in US markets. In 1932, Mars introduced the 3 Musketeers bar. The same year, Forrest started Mars Limited in the United Kingdom and launched the Mars bar. Mars is still a family business owned by the Mars family. read more

By 1920, Mars had returned to his home state, Minnesota, where the earliest incarnation of the present day Mars company was founded that year as Mar-O-Bar Co., in Minneapolis and later incorporated there as Mars, Incorporated. Forrest Mars, Sr., son of Frank and his first wife, Veronica, was inspired by a popular type of milkshake in 1923, to introduce the Milky Way bar, advertised as a "chocolate malted milk in a candy bar", which became the best-selling candy bar. read more

M&M'S ® chocolate candies have been a famous candy treat since 1941. The snack-sized pieces of chocolate in a colorful candy shell are instantly recognizable all over the globe. M&M'S® chocolate candies are available in flavors, such as Milk Chocolate, Peanut, Dark Chocolate, Almond and Peanut Butter. read more

The Mars family is an American family that owns the confectionery company Mars, Inc., (which was founded by Franklin Clarence Mars), bearing their name. The family once was ranked as the richest family in the United States by Fortune magazine in 1988, it has since been surpassed by the Walton family and the Koch family, currently ranking as the third richest family in America as of 2016. read more