What could a horse and a candy bar possibly have in common?
This is a question that candy lovers have pondered for 83 years.
A New Kind of Candy Bar
In 1930, Frank Mars, the father of Forrest Mars, named his candy bar after his beloved horse named Snickers. Ironically, the name of the family farm located in Tennessee was Milky Way. These candy bars stirred a bit of controversy upon their release as they were priced at 20 cents at a time when customers expected candy bars to cost a nickel. The inspiration for the bar wasn't a candy bar at all, but rather a confection made of nougat, peanut & caramel.
Taking Over the World
Little did he know that this delicious chocolate and caramel would go on to become the best selling candy bar on planet Earth. At one time, confusion abounded as this delicious bar was originally called the Marathon Bar in the United Kingdom. The name was changed to be consistent worldwide, but the Snickers/Marathon confusion continues. In the UK, if someone mentions a Marathon bar, they could be talking about the early Snickers, or the now-discontinued bar best imitated by Cadbury's Curly Wurly. To make things even more complex, Mars now markets a "Marathon" branded version of the Snickers bar as an energy bar.
Not Going Anywhere for a While
Snickers is the best selling candy bar in the world, accounting for over $2 billion dollars’ worth of annual sales for M&M Mars. Its success is largely attributable to some epic marketing campaigns, and today's "You're Not You When You're Hungry" campaign is no exception.
In case you were wondering, there are roughly 16 peanuts in every chocolate-and-nougat-packed bar, and Mars packs 100 tons of them into 15 million Snickers bars every day. Over the years, more than
40 variations of the Snickers Bar have been marketed
in various places around the world.
Not a bad replacement for my favorite unavailable blue mints.
Like the blue mints, these candies don't leave that coating in your mouth that the white and red mints do. I'm happy to find them, but hoping the blue mints return!
Miriam
The first item we ever sold on our webiste was Brach's Ice Blue Mint Coolers and it was probably the best selling item of all time! Sadly, like so many Brachs items, it was discontinued and will probably never return. We have tried hard to find a substitute and while not the 'original', the blue mints are tasty! We really appreciate your review and, of course, for you choosing CandyFavorites for your candy needs!
Just like I remembered. Great for use of decorating cakes and using in cookies and other items. Thank you. I will always use your store for items I can't find anywhere else.
Thank you for considering us and we are glad the Cinnamon Imperials are to your liking! We agree that they are great when used for cake decoration and for general snacking too!
banana flavor is very weak also they are irritatating to my throat
As we are a distrubtor and not the manufacturer, there is not mch we can do about the tatse other than to ensure that it passes our quality control standrds. We can, however, pass on your information to the manufacturer in the hopes that your opinion can help to make a better. We apprecate your review and, of course, you choosing CandyFavorites.com
What could a horse and a candy bar possibly have in common?
Little did he know that this delicious chocolate and caramel would go on to become the best selling candy bar on planet Earth. At one time, confusion abounded as this delicious bar was originally called the Marathon Bar in the United Kingdom. The name was changed to be consistent worldwide, but the Snickers/Marathon confusion continues. In the UK, if someone mentions a Marathon bar, they could be talking about the early Snickers, or the now-discontinued bar best imitated by Cadbury's Curly Wurly. To make things even more complex, Mars now markets a "Marathon" branded version of the Snickers bar as an energy bar.
