Mars, Incorporated

Summary

Mars, Incorporated is a food manufacturer^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of food_manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,549 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mars, Incorporated is in the country of United States^[3].
• Mars, Incorporated's instance of is recorded as food manufacturer^[4].
• Mars, Incorporated's instance of is recorded as chocolaterie^[5].
• Mars, Incorporated's founder is recorded as Franklin Clarence Mars^[6].
• John Franklyn Mars is named after Mars, Incorporated^[7].
• Mars, Incorporated's headquarters location is recorded as McLean^[8].
• Mars, Incorporated's headquarters location is recorded as United States^[9].
• Mars, Incorporated's has organizational division is recorded as Wrigley Company^[10].
• Mars, Incorporated's child organization or unit is recorded as Banfield Pet Hospital^[11].
• Mars, Incorporated's child organization or unit is recorded as Wrigley Company^[12].
• Mars, Incorporated's child organization or unit is recorded as Pedigree Petfoods^[13].
• Mars, Incorporated's child organization or unit is recorded as Mars (France)^[14].
• Mars, Incorporated's child organization or unit is recorded as Mars (United Kingdom)^[15].
• Mars, Incorporated's child organization or unit is recorded as Iams^[16].
• Mars, Incorporated's child organization or unit is recorded as Mars Wrigley Confectionary^[17].
• Mars, Incorporated's Commons category is recorded as Mars, Incorporated^[18].
• Mars, Incorporated's industry is recorded as food processing^[19].
• Mars, Incorporated's chairperson is recorded as John Franklyn Mars^[20].
• June 23, 1911 marks the founding of Mars, Incorporated^[21].
• Mars, Incorporated's location of formation is recorded as Minneapolis^[22].
• Mars, Incorporated's official website is recorded as http://www.mars.com/^[23].
• Mars, Incorporated's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mars, Incorporated^[24].
• Mars, Incorporated's product or material produced is recorded as Mars^[25].
• Mars, Incorporated's product or material produced is recorded as Snickers^[26].
• Mars, Incorporated's product or material produced is recorded as confection^[27].

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Founding

Mars, Incorporated's founder is recorded as Franklin Clarence Mars^[6]. June 23, 1911 marks the founding of it^[21]. Its location of formation is recorded as Minneapolis^[22].

Identity

Mars, Incorporated's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[28]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mars'}^[29].

Leadership

Mars, Incorporated's chairperson is recorded as John Franklyn Mars^[20].

Operations

Headquarters locations include McLean^[8], a census-designated place in the United States^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1910^[32] and United States^[9], a sovereign state^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1776^[35]. Subsidiaries include Banfield Pet Hospital^[11], a business^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1955^[38], headquartered in Portland^[39]; Wrigley Company^[12], a business^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1891^[42], headquartered in Chicago^[43]; Pedigree Petfoods^[13], a subsidiary company^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1934^[46], headquartered in McLean^[47]; Mars (France)^[14], a business^[48], in France^[49], founded in 1951^[50], headquartered in Paris^[51]; Mars (United Kingdom)^[15], a business^[52], in United Kingdom^[53], headquartered in Slough^[54]; and Iams^[16], a subsidiary company^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1946^[57], headquartered in Mason^[58].

Industry

Mars, Incorporated's industry is recorded as food processing^[19].

Ownership

Products include Mars^[25], Snickers^[26], confection^[27], chocolate bar^[59], mint^[60], and candy^[61].

Why It Matters

Mars, Incorporated ranks in the top 4% of food_manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,549 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]