COMPANY

Candy bar manufacturer, founded 1911 by Frank Mars. Makes Mars bars, Milky Way, M&Ms, Skittles, Snickers, Three Musketeers, Twix, Wrigley, etc.

Official Website:
http://www.mars.com/

Industry:
Food

Ticker:
(private)

Corporate headquarters:
McLean, VA

Sales:
$18B (2005)

Employees:
40000 (2005)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Forrest Mars	Business	21-Mar-1904	1-Jul-1999	Invented M&Ms
Frank Mars	Business	24-Sep-1883	8-Apr-1934	Invented Milky Way and Snickers bars

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charlotte Beers	Business	26-Jul-1935		CEO, Ogilvy & Mather 1992-97
James Blyth	Business	8-May-1940		Chairman of Diageo, 2000-08
Lowell W. Robinson	Business	c. 1949		COO of MIVA, Inc.

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Roseanne Barr	Actor	3-Nov-1952		Roseanne
Kevin McCarthy	Actor	15-Feb-1914	11-Sep-2010	Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Kristen Schaal	Comic	24-Jan-1978		Flight of the Conchords
J. K. Simmons	Actor	9-Jan-1955		J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man
Mr. T	Actor	21-May-1952		Long track record of pitying fools
Betty White	Actor	17-Jan-1922		TV sitcom and game show mainstay

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