Mars Inc.

"Mars (candy)" redirects here. For the Mars bar, see Mars bar.

Mars Inc.
FormerlyM&M/Mars Inc.
Company typePrivate
Industry
Founded1911; 113 years ago (1911) in Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
FounderFranklin Clarence Mars
HeadquartersMcLean, Virginia, U.S.[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
BrandsList of Mars Inc. brands
ServicesManufacturing
Veterinary
RevenueIncrease US$50 billion[5] (2024)
OwnerMars family
Number of employees
150,000 (2024)[6]
Subsidiaries
Websitemars.com

Mars Inc. is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services, with US$45 billion in annual sales in 2022;[7] that year Forbes ranked the company as the fourth-largest privately held company in the United States.[8] Headquartered in McLean, Virginia,[9] the company is entirely owned by the Mars family.[10] Mars operates in four business segments around the world: Mars Wrigley Confectionery (headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with U.S. headquarters in Hackettstown and Newark, New Jersey),[11] Petcare (Zaventem, Belgium; Poncitlán, Jalisco, Mexico; Querétaro, Mexico), Food (Rancho Dominguez, California), and MARS Edge (Germantown, Maryland), the company's life sciences division.[12][13]

  1. ^ "A rare look inside Mars Inc.'s McLean headquarters". Washington Business Journal. February 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Grant F. Reid decides to hand over the reins as Mars CEO after nearly a decade". Mars, Incorporated (Press release). McLean. June 22, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "John Franklyn Mars "Frank"". Bloomberg.com.
  4. ^ "Global Leadership Team". Mars, Incorporated. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Mars Infographic" (PDF). Forbes. August 2024.
  6. ^ "Mars Infographic" (PDF). Mars.
  7. ^ "Mars on Forbes Lists". Forbes. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "America's Largest Private Companies". Forbes. October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  9. ^ Van Zandt, Emily (February 28, 2018). "A rare look inside Mars Inc.'s McLean headquarters". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "Mars | Company Overview & News". Forbes. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "Mars Wrigley Confectionary Announces U.S. Locations" (PDF). Mars, Incorporated. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "Brands". mars.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  13. ^ "Mars Edge". Mars, Incorporated. Retrieved August 26, 2018.