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 $30 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, with billion-dollar brands M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE ®, MARS ®, EXTRA ® and ORBIT ®.
- We are the world’s leading petcare company, with billion-dollar brands PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN® and WHISKAS ®.
- Our 65,000+ Associates work at over 230 locations, including 135 factories in 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®
- Mars Petcare: PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, SHEBA®, CESAR® and ROYAL CANIN®
- Wrigley Gum and Confections: EXTRA®, ORBIT®, DOUBLEMINT®, SKITTLES®, STARBURST® and ALTOIDS®
- Mars Food: UNCLE BEN’S®, DOLMIO®, SEEDS OF CHANGE®, EBLY® and MASTERFOODS®
- Mars Drinks: KLIX® and FLAVIA®
- Mars Symbioscience: WISDOM PANELTM MX, SERAMIS®, and COCOAPROTM
Three of these brands are more than 100 years old: ALTOIDS®, JUICY FRUIT® and SPEARMINT®. Seven of these brands are more than 50 years old: MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, MARS®, M&M’S®, DOUBLEMINT®, UNCLE BEN’S®, and WHISKAS®.
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.