Mars becomes the first candy in space when M&M'S Chocolate Candies are chosen by the first space shuttle astronauts to be included in their food supply. M&M'S Plain and Peanut Chocolate Candies become the "Official Snack Foods of the Olympic Games" in 1984.

The original idea for M&M's is quite surprising. It was sparked when Forrest Mars saw soldiers eating Smarties during the Spanish Civil War. They were able to travel with the candies due to the hard shell around the chocolate in the middle preventing it from melting. This inspired Forrest to make a similar thing.

Mars, Incorporated M&M's are the flagship product of the Mars Wrigley Confectionery division of Mars, Incorporated.

The M&M name actually represents the two people who came up with the idea. M&M stands for Mars and Murrie - named after Forrest E. Mars Sr. – the founder of Mars – and Bruce Murrie, the son of Hershey Chocolate's president William F. R. Murrie.

The Most Popular M&M Flavors Overall While classic and peanut M&M's are undoubtedly the champions of the chocolate franchise, there were a few other choices that won more than one state.

Mars also sourced chocolate for his product with the help of Bruce Murrie, who was the son of William Murrie, a Hershey executive. The candy took its name from both men - "M&M" stands for "Mars and Murrie."

Mars also sourced chocolate for his product with the help of Bruce Murrie, who was the son of William Murrie, a Hershey executive. The candy took its name from both men - "M&M" stands for "Mars and Murrie."

Newark, New Jersey 1940's. Forrest E. Mars, Sr., returns to the United States and establishes M&M'S Limited in Newark, New Jersey. M&M'S Plain Chocolate Candies were introduced in 1941.

As you can imagine, there are millions of "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies made every day as well as consumed by our valued consumers. There are over 400 million produced each day and "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies are made all over the world. In the U.S. they are made in New Jersey and Tennessee.

The Modigliani-Miller theorem (M&M) states that the market value of a company is correctly calculated as the present value of its future earnings and its underlying assets, and is independent of its capital structure.

m is the standard abbreviation for metre (or meter) in the International System of Units (SI). However, m is also used as an abbreviation for mile. M is used as the unit abbreviation for molarity. With money amounts, m or M can mean one million: For example, $5m is five million dollars.

1950's 1950's. M&M'S had become so popular by 1950 that an ingenious solution for consumers to distinguish the real M&M'S from inferior imitators was to stamp each candy with the now famous "m". The slogan "Look for the m on every piece" was created.