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Mars

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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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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