Mars Canada Ltd is the Canadian division of Mars, Incorporated, a privately held multi-national company and a world leader in food, pet care products, and confectionery products.

Company history

The Canadian division began its operation in the late 1940s as a branch of Uncle Ben's Inc. In 1967, the first Canadian office was opened in Montreal, moving to Toronto in 1972. In 1974, the branch was replaced by a Canadian

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Office locations

Mars Canada's National Office is located in

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, 20 minutes north of Pearson International Airport. Also located in Bolton is the petfood manufacturing facility and the food manufacturing facility. The confectionery facility is located in Newmarket, Ontario, 40 minutes north-east of the National Office.

Products

The Mars portfolio has five of the world's leading confectionery brands, including the Mars Bar, Snickers Bar, Skittles and Twix Cookie Bars, and the world's single largest candy brand, M&M's Chocolate Candies. Canadian brands: Food *'' Ben's Original'' Confectionery products *'' M&M's'' *''

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Twix Twix is a caramel shortbread chocolate bar made by Mars, Inc., consisting of a biscuit applied with other confectionery toppings and coatings (most frequently caramel and milk chocolate).The biscuit is typically topped with caramel and then coa ...

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Skittles Skittles may refer to: * Skittles (confectionery), a brand of fruit-flavor chewy candy, distributed by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company *'' Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical'' * Skittles (sport), the game from which bowling originated * Skittles (ch ...

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'' *''Combos'' Pet food *'' Pedigree Petfoods'' (#1 brand in Canada) *'' Whiskas (#1 brand in Canada) *''Cesar'' *''Sheba'' *''Temptations''

External links

World Head Office Official site

Mars Canada

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Notes and references

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