Mars 2008 Corporate Fact SheetMars, Incorporated is a family owned company that produces some of the world’s leading confectionery, food and petcare products and has growing beverage and health & nutrition businesses. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Mars, Incorporated operates in more than 66 countries and employs more than 48,000 associates worldwide. The company’s global net sales are approximately $22 billion annually. Founded in 1911, the company manufactures and markets a variety of products under many of the world’s most recognizable trademarks, including M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, MARS®, UNCLE BEN’S®, ROYAL CANIN®, PEDIGREE® and WHISKAS®.
ADDITIONAL COMPANY FACTS
• One of the world’s largest family owned companies
• Has over 223 sites world-wide, including 129 manufacturing facilities
• Distributes products to more than 66 countries
• Founded in 1911, when Frank C. Mars started making and selling butter cream candies in Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.
• First blockbuster product was MILKY WAY®, invented by Frank and his son Forrest in 1923
• The oldest chocolate factory in the Mars network opened in 1929 and is located in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
• Opened the first commercial rice parboiling plant in 1942 in Houston, Texas, to produce what became known as Uncle Ben’s in 1943
• Established the Waltham Center for Pet Nutrition in 1965 in the UK
• Approximately 51% of the company’s sales are in Europe; 37% in the Americas; and 12% in the rest of the world including Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East
• Petcare and snackfood combined account for approximately 91% of total sales, with the remaining sales coming from food and beverages
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