MARS INC
United States of America (US)
OpenCorporation rating: 15.54 on 100
Ranking 2019: 446 on 602 companies
Primary and secondary NACE classification:
• Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery (1082)
• Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores (4724)
Company description
This company, with headquarters in McLean, Virginia, United States, is one of the largest 'small family businesses' in the world. The company is engaged in the manufacture of confectionery, pet food and other food products in the world. The company was founded in 1911 when Frank Mars and his wife Ethel started making and selling a variety of butter-cream candies from the spotless kitchen of their home in Tacoma Washington.The company operates in three core businesses, which include snackfood, petcare and main meal food - under the Masterfoods name in most parts of the world. The company's combined core businesses are run on a regional basis in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia/New Zealand.Its snackfood brands are among the world's best-loved and most widely available confectionery products, with M&M'S, MARS, MILKY WAY, SNICKERS and TWIX among others. The company also provides pet care products, snacks, treats and complete diets for cats, dogs, cage birds, aquarium fish and horses. Its brands include PEDIGREE, CESAR, WHISKAS, SHEBA, KITEKAT, TRILL, AQUARIAN and WINERGY.
OpenCorporation questionnaire
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