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Mars Inc. is a privately-held candy and confectionery products manufacturer. Mars Inc.'s products include: chocolates, toffee, caramel, hard candies, gummies, other candies (including jelly beans, marshmallow products, powders, and spreads), gum, reduced-sugar confections, and energy bars. Mars, Inc. was founded in 1911 with headquarters in McLean, Virginia.
| Year Founded: | 1911 |
| Formerly Named: | Mar-O-Bar Co. |
| Fiscal Year End: | 12/31 |
| 1YR Revenue Growth Rate: | View % |
| 3YR Revenue Growth Rate (CAGR): | View % |
| 1YR Employee Growth Rate: | View % |
| 3YR Employee Growth Rate (CAGR): | View % |
| City: | McLean |
| State/Province: | Virginia |
| Country: | United States |
| Phone: | View |
| Fax: | View |
| Website: | www.mars.com |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/@MARS_Chocolate |
| LinkedIn: | http://www.linkedin.com/company/mars |
| Quora: | http://www.quora.com/Mars-Inc-1 |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/Mars |
| Subsidiaries: | Effem Holdings Ltd (UK Subsidiary) Petcare Wrigley Gum and Confections Mars Drinks Mars Symbioscience Mars Food Chocolate |
| Brands: | Klix M&M's Maltesers (UK) MasterFoods Tunes (UK) Snickers Dove Extra Orbit Pedigree Royal Canin Whiskas Juicy Fruit Spearmint Milky Way Doublemint Uncle Ben's Flavia Cirkuhealth |
| Founders: | Franklin Clarence Mars |
| PICS™: | 401104™, 401113™, 401115™, 401703™, 401704™, 900117™, 900131™ |
| NAICS: | View |
| SIC: | View |
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$99 Single Company AccessInstant Full Site-Wide Access| Income Statement | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
| Revenues | View | View | View | View | View | View | View | $18,000,000,000 | $19,098,090,000 | $18,200,000,000 | $16,800,000,000 | |
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| Employee Figures | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
| Total Employees | View | View | View | View | View | View | View | View | 40,500 | 38,961 | 31,000 | 31,000 |
| Productivity (Revenue/Employee) | View | View | View | View | View | View | View | $444,444 | $490,185 | $587,097 | $541,935 | |
| Revenues Breakdown | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
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| Online Revenues | View | View | View |
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| * | Mars Inc. fiscal year end: 12/31 |
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$99 Single Company AccessInstant Full Site-Wide Access| Date | Status | Target | Buyer | Deal Type | Price | |
| Details | 1968 | Completed | Kal Kan Foods | Mars Inc. | Acquisition | Unspecified |
| Details | 1986 | Completed | Dove International | Mars Inc. | Acquisition | Unspecified |
| Details | Jul. 2001 | Completed | Royal Canin SAS1 | Mars Inc. | Acquisition | Unspecified |
| Details | May. 2002 | Completed | Branded label petfood business and manufacturing facilities, Agrolimen SA2 | Mars Inc. | Acquisition | Unspecified |
| Details | Dec. 2002 | Completed | Mars HorseCare UK Ltd. | Mars Inc. | Acquisition | Unspecified |
| Details | Jan. 2003 | Completed | Spillers Specialty Feeds Ltd. | Mars Inc. | Acquisition | Unspecified |
| Details | Feb. 2003 | Completed | Aquarium Pharmaceuticals3 | Mars Inc. | Acquisition | Unspecified |
| Details | Feb. 2004 | Completed | IVD brand Medi-Cal brand Techni-Cal brand | Mars Inc. | Asset Sale | $82,500,000 |
| Details | Apr. 2005 | Completed | PPI Pet Products, Inc.4 | Mars Inc. | Acquisition | Unspecified |
| Details | Sep. 2005 | Completed | Buckeye Feed Mills, Inc. | Mars Inc. | Acquisition | Unspecified |
| Details | 2006 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition Spin-Off | View |
| Details | Apr. 2006 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Apr. 2006 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Sep. 2006 | Completed | View5 | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Feb. 2007 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | May. 2007 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Aug. 2007 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Oct. 2007 | Completed | View6 | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Sep. 2008 | Completed | View7 | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Oct. 2008 | Completed | View8 | View | Acquisition Merger | View |
| Details | Nov. 2008 | Completed | View9 | View | Acquisition of Remaining Interest Minority Stake Purchase | View |
| Details | Apr. 2010 | Completed | View10 | View | Asset Sale | View |
| Details | Sep. 2011 | Completed | View11 | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Jul. 2012 | Completed | View | View | Asset Sale | View |
| Details | Aug. 2012 | Completed | View12 | View | Acquisition | View |
| 1 | Acquired through subsidiary Mars Chocolat France SAS - Details → |
| 2 | Acquired through subsidiary Royal Canin SAS - Details → |
| 3 | Rebranded as Mars Fishcare Inc. - Details → |
| 4 | Acquired through subsidiary S&M NuTec LLC - Details → |
| 5 | Sold through...Read More → |
| 6 | Sold...Read More → |
| 7 | Sold through...Read More → |
| 8 | Mars purchased all shares of...Read More → |
| 9 | In January 2007, the majority...Read More → |
| 10 | Acquired through...Read More → |
| 11 | Sold through...Read More → |
| 12 | Sold...Read More → |
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$99 Single Company AccessInstant Full Site-Wide Access| Date | Investor | Round | Investor Type | |
| Oct. 2008 | View | Acquisition Funding | Corporate | |
| Oct. 2008 | View | Acquisition Funding | Corporate | |
| Details | Total Round Acquisition Funding1 View | |||
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| 1 | For Mars Inc.'s acquisition of...Read More → |
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$99 Single Company AccessInstant Full Site-Wide AccessMars, Inc. Company Operations
Mars, Inc. is a privately-held, global manufacturer and distributor of leading food brands with operations spanning across six business segments: chocolate, pet care, food, Wrigley gum, and confections, drinks, and symbioscience. Mars, Inc. has seven of the top twenty best-selling chocolate snack food brands in the world. M&M’s, Snickers, Dove, Mars, Milky Way, Skittles, 3 Musketeers, Bounty, Minstrels, and Twix are some of the top selling brands that fall under the company’s chocolate division. Mars, Inc. has also been one of the leading names in the petcare industry since 1935. Mars, Inc. produces pet food brands including Pedigree, Whiskas, Royal Canin, Nutro, Sheba and Mars Fish Care. The food segment of Mars, Inc. produces well-known brands of rice, frozen meals, condiments and sauces including Uncle Ben's and Dolmio. Mars also owns the Wrigley's group, one of the foremost manufacturer and marketer of chewing gum and confections… Continue Reading →
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