Tag Archive: Mars
M&M’s 49% Dark Chocolate Peanut
August 7, 2017
This past week was snacking on the new 49% dark chocolate peanut m&m's.
Naturally, I assumed that the “49%” advertised on the label indicated that there is now more chocolate in the recipe. I don’t really know for certain, since I haven't been able to find the cacao percentage for the original dark peanut m&m's.
Chocolate Just Made the Endangered Foods List
November 21, 2014
With the holidays just around the corner, chocolate goodies and candies span as far as the eye can see.
In the grocery store, we stroll past red and green colored chocolates in all our favorite varieties. We’re busily searching for recipes to bring to our neighborhood bake swap, or fantasizing about the goodies grandma has in store for us this year.
Can you imagine a holiday without chocolate? If you think that would simply be the end of the world, you might want to stock up on your favorites, because we’re in for a chocolate shortage.
Chocolate Genome For Better Tasting Chocolates
June 14, 2013
Weekends are always fun for me. I always like to keep it fun and filled with activities I can't do during weekdays. However, when things don't go my way and they don't go as planned for my weekend, I get devastated. Do I sound bratty if I say I get upset when my weekend plans don’t pull through? A little bit?
Times like this, the idea of some chocolate going into my mouth is not so bad. Nice to hear about the open access journal Genome Biology backing me up. They have launched a fully sequenced genome for the cacao plant which could supposedly yield even better tasting chocolates.
Mars Seeks a Disclaimer
September 18, 2012
There are a lot of patented and trademarked foods made by multinational companies and sold around the world. But sometimes, they get used in ways that the companies don't intend. For example, Mars chocolate bars are being deep fried to give them a whole new taste and appeal to a new market.
A shop located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, called Carron Fish Bar has been claiming for years that it was the place of origin of deep fried Mars bars.
The Mars company has openly stated to the public, and owners alike, that serving their product fried totally deviates from the principles of healthy living that the company stands for.
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Mars Chocolate Meets Cocoa Supply Needs
June 5, 2012
One of the most prominent chocolate manufacturers around the world is Mars Chocolate. It has recently announced that it is keeping up with its 2009 pledge to purchase 100% of their cocoa from certified sustainable sources by 2020.
The company recently revealed that it successfully purchased 10 percent of its cocoa reserves as a certified sustainable source in 2011 (as certified by the Rainforest Alliance and UTZ) .
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Solar Energy Helps Melt The Chocolate
February 28, 2012
The manufacturers of the Las Vegas favorites Ethel M Chocolates, Mars Chocolate North America, just recently stated that a solar power system at its Henderson, Nevada, chocolate factory will be opened.
The installation is being referred to as "garden" by Mars since the solar panels are located beside the Botanical Cactus Garden in their factory. During peak hours of operation, it provides all the electrical current required to power up the Ethel M’s plant.
The solar power system is composed of 2,112 solar panels on 4.4 acres mounted into the ground. Allegedly, the installation is the biggest of its kind among manufacturers of food based in Nevada, and it is said to be able to produce 1,258 megawatt hours of electrical current in a year. That would be equal to what 115 average households in Nevada make use of.
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Reunite M&M’s Milk Chocolate Candies
May 20, 2011
“The Milk Chocolate Melts In Your Mouth - Not In Your Hand”
You can definitely guess where this slogan came from. M&M’s® milk chocolate candies are one of the most loved chocolate brands. With a splash of different colors such as green, yellow, blue, brown, violet and orange, M&M’s instantly became an all time favorite for the kids and even those who are still kids at heart.
M&M’s not only satisfy one’s craving for sweets but it has also become a very entertaining tool for fun interactive games. There are a number of virtual games spreading all over the Internet with the use of M&M’s as major characters. These cute M&M’s characters are navigated in a number of virtual adventures games.
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Product of the Year – M&M’S® Pretzel
February 11, 2011
Over 60,000 shoppers voted M&M'S Pretzel Chocolate Candies as the 2011 Product of the Year.
The food product category was Candy & Snacks, and the Mars Chocolate Company came out on top during a selection process that had consumers voting for their favorite innovative product. The products were chosen based on 4 key elements; appeal of innovation, usage, satisfaction, and purchase intent.
The M&M'S Pretzel achieved high marks across all elements but scored highest in satisfaction.
The Product of the Year award is hosted in 28 countries and is the world’s largest consumer-voted program of its kind.
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Mars Company Receives Award
December 21, 2010
The maker of the Snickers bar, Mars, supports the Sustainable Tree Crops Program in Africa.
The program is based on a partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Cocoa Foundation. The organizations invest in cacao research and distribute cacao tree seedlings to farmers in order to grow more disease resistant and higher crop-yielding trees.
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