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Company overview
From its humble beginnings in the Tacoma, Washington kitchen of Frank Mars, Mars, Incorporated has grown into a company of global scope and scale, generating annual revenues of $28 billion. As a family-owned company for nearly a century, we are guided by our Five Principles: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom.

Here's a brief look at who we are and what we do.

We are the world's third largest food manufacturer.
  • We are the world's leading confectionery company, following our acquisition of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in 2008
  • We are the world's leading petcare company
  • Our billion-dollar brands include M&M'S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE®, MARS®, TWIX®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, UNCLE BEN'S®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN® and WHISKAS®.
  • Our more than 65,000 associates work at over 370 sites, including 135 factories in approximately 68 countries worldwide.
  • We are headquartered in McLean, Virginia, U.S.A.
We operate in six business segments
  • Chocolate
  • Petcare
  • Wrigley Gum and Confections
  • Food
  • Drinks
  • Symbioscience
We have iconic global brands the world over.
  • Mars Chocolate: M&M'S, SNICKERS, DOVE, GALAXY®, MARS, MILKY WAY® and TWIX, among others 
  • Mars Petcare: PEDIGREE, WHISKAS, SHEBA®, CESAR®, ROYAL CANIN, NUTRO® and GREENIES®, among others
  • Wrigley Gum and Confections: EXTRA, ORBIT, DOUBLEMINT®, SKITTLES®, STARBURST® and ALTOIDS®, JUICY FRUIT®, FREEDENT®, AIRWAVES®, LIFE SAVERS®, ECLIPSE®, WINTERFRESH®, among others
  • Mars Food:UNCLE BEN'S, DOLMIO®, SEEDS OF CHANGE®, EBLY® and MASTERFOODS®, among others 
  • Mars Drinks:KLIX® and FLAVIA®
  • Mars Symbioscience: CIRKUHEALTHTM, WISDOM PANEL TM MX, SERAMIS®, and MYCOCOAPAPER®
  • Three of these brands are more than 100 years old: ALTOIDS, JUICY FRUIT and SPEARMINT®. Eight of these brands are more than 50 years old: MILKY WAY, SNICKERS, MARS, M&M'S, DOUBLEMINT, UNCLE BEN'S, and WHISKAS, NUTRO.
We are guided by our Five Principles.

Quality: The consumer is our boss, quality is our work and value for money is our goal.

Responsibility: As individuals, we demand total responsibility from ourselves; as Associates, we support the responsibilities of others.

Mutuality: A mutual benefit is a shared benefit; a shared benefit will endure.

Efficiency: We use resources to the full, waste nothing and do only what we can do best.

Freedom: We need freedom to shape our future; we need profit to remain free.