Jump to navigation Jump to mars chocolate bars list Chocolate bar produced by Mars Inc. For the episode of Veronica Mars, see Mars, Bars. For the chocolate and candy company, see Mars, Incorporated. Mars, commonly known as Mars bar, is the name of two varieties of chocolate bar produced by Mars, Incorporated.
It was first manufactured in 1932 in Slough, England by Forrest Mars, Sr. The American version was discontinued in 2002, then revived in a slightly different form the following year under the name “Snickers Almond”. In most of the world, a Mars bar is a candy bar with nougat and caramel, coated with milk chocolate, but without almonds. In the United States, it is marketed as the Milky Way bar. It was first manufactured in Slough, England under the Mars bar name in 1932 by Forrest Mars, Sr.
In 2002, the Mars bar was reformulated and its logo was updated with a more cursive appearance except in Australia where it still has the pre-2002 logo. The nougat was made lighter, the chocolate on top became thinner, and the overall weight of the bar was reduced slightly. The slogan “Pleasure you can’t measure” was intended to appeal more to women and youths. 5 g each instead of 1 large one. The regular 58 g single bar contains 260 calories. In the second half of 2008, Mars UK reduced the weight of regular bars from 62. Although the reduction in size was not publicised at the time, Mars claimed the change was designed to help tackle the obesity crisis in the UK.
The company later confirmed that the real reason for the change was rising costs. In May 2009, the Mars bar size reduced from 60g to 53g in Australia, citing portion sizes and the obesity debate as the primary driver. As of 2022, it was noted the Mars bar size has been reduced further to 47g in Australia. In the United States, the Mars bar is a candy bar with nougat and toasted almonds coated with milk chocolate. The same candy bar is known outside the United States as a Mars Almond bar.
Originally it did not have caramel, but at some point caramel was added to it. In 2003, the company introduced a replacement called Snickers Almond. It’s similar to the Mars bar, containing nougat, almonds, caramel, and a milk chocolate coating, although there are some differences. For example, the almonds are in smaller pieces in Snickers Almond than in the Mars bar. The European version of the Mars bar is also sold in some United States grocery stores that stock imported food products.
Other products have also been released using the Mars branding. A mars bar with less sugar and added protein, this comes as a 50g size. The Original Mars bar in “Believe” packaging was sold in the UK from 18 April 2006 until the end of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in July. 4 million over 3 years and will temporarily change the name of its top-selling chocolate bar in Australia to Believe, to help promote Tasmania’s cause. Like the “Believe” packaging sold in the UK in 2006, “Original Mars” was also shown in smaller print. In 2010, to promote England’s involvement in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the background of the UK Mars packaging became the St.
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