Paul S. Michaels, president of Mars Incorporated since 2004, recently informed the Mars board of directors of his plan to retire.
April 3, 2014
Grant F. Reid, current global president of Mars Chocolate, has been named by the Mars board of directors to take over the office of the president on January 2, 2015.
Mars Inc. is expanding its candy icons further into ice cream treats. Snickers and Twix already are notable brands found in frozen cases in grocery and convenience stores, and set to join them are a pair of launches: one with Milky Way and another with the upscale Dove brand.
Mars Inc. announced it has become a signatory of The Leadership Compact convened by The University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership.
Seasonal offerings are nothing new in the confectionery aisles, with virtually every holiday having a corresponding packaging from candy manufacturers around the country.
The industry has made great advances in reducing the sodium content of a variety of foods, but are manufacturers prepared for consumer feedback on these items?