Mars Wrigley has not changed its cocoa buying practices to avoid payment of Living Income Differential (LID). We categorically reject any allegation implying that we have. The recent cocoa butter we purchased is a regular, repeat…

Founder Daniel Lubetzky retains ongoing financial stake and remains focused on upholding and expanding the KIND Promise to build foremost health and wellness platform

MCLEAN, VA…

Newark, N.J., (November 12, 2020) - As a brand that supports women everywhere, DOVE^® Chocolate has extended its five-year relationship with the humanitarian organization CARE, to financially empower…

• Mars, working with SABIC and Huhtamaki, will include food-grade recycled plastic in packaging of pet food brands in 2021
• The company has plans to expand to other brands in the next year
• This important step…

On October 19, the U.S. Department of Labor released the University of Chicago NORC Report: Assessing Progress in Reducing Child Labor in Cocoa-Growing Areas of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. In response, Mars Wrigley provides the…

BEIJING (October 14, 2020) – At Mars we are committed to tackling the most significant food security challenges facing global food supply chains, starting with food safety. Food safety applies across every step of…

CHICAGO (October 8, 2020) — Today Mars Wrigley announced that Julia M. Brown will be joining the organization as Chief Procurement Officer.

In her new role, Julia will be responsible for the global…

• With its Palm Positive Plan, Mars radically simplifies its supply chain to deliver deforestation-free palm oil 
• Deforestation-free milestone is based on rigorous mapping, management and monitoring
• Progress…

LONDON (September 23, 2020) – Today, Mars Food announced it will change the UNCLE BEN’S^® Brand to Ben’s Original™, signaling the brand’s ambition to create a more inclusive future while maintaining its…

MCLEAN, Va. (September 10, 2020) – Mars, Incorporated announced today the hiring of Dr. Maria Velissariou as the new Global Corporate Research & Development (R&D) Vice President and Chief Science Officer.…

• Mars to launch new, independent Economics of Mutuality (EoM) platform to encourage collaboration and help shape the inclusive business model of the future
• The EoM Foundation is built on more than a decade of research…

The following comes from a letter that was delivered to all Mars Associates on August 12, 2020.

In January, we kicked off the year with tremendous momentum. 

Clearly, none of us anticipated the impact COVID…

CHICAGO (July 16, 2020) — Mars Wrigley announces the appointment of Cathryn Sleight to the newly expanded role of Global Chief Growth Officer. This position will lead Mars Wrigley’s global marketing, innovation,…

NAIROBI, Kenya (July 16, 2020) — The…

NEW YORK (July 13, 2020) — Mars, Incorporated (the “Company” or “Mars”) announced the pricing of its previously announced offering of $2.5 billion of senior notes, consisting of $500,000,000 in aggregate principal…

At the beginning of July, Mars paused paid advertising globally across news feed-based social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Snap and Twitter) to urge these platforms to make specific, meaningful progress in stopping the…

CAIRNS, QLD (June 24, 2020) – Mars Sustainable Solutions, part of Mars Incorporated, and…

There is no room for discrimination in a healthy society. It’s the collective effort from individuals, communities and organizations all around the world that will replace discrimination and fear with humanity, empathy and caring…

NEW YORK (July 13, 2020) —Mars, Incorporated (the “Company” or “Mars”) announced today the commencement of a private offering of senior notes (the “Notes”). The Notes will be guaranteed on a joint and several basis…

As a global brand, we know we have a responsibility to take a stand in helping to put an end to racial bias and injustices. As we listen to the voices of consumers, especially in the Black community, and to the voices of our…

VANCOUVER, Wash. (May 26, 2020) — As the world continues to grapple with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study from Banfield Pet Hospital^® reveals how weeks of increased time…

As debates on COVID-19 recovery packages ramp up in the coming weeks, Mars CEO Grant F. Reid and more than 100 CEOs of major multinational corporations signed a new statement calling on governments around the world to consider…

McLEAN, VIRGINIA (April 24, 2020) — The Mars Foundation today announced it has made a $500,000 donation to the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) in Washington D.C. to help address increased hunger and food insecurity…

Throughout the COVID-19 global crisis, Mars has been guided by our Five Principles to focus our overall response plans on keeping our Associates and their families safe, and maintaining the continuity of our business. It’s…