Mars North America, the United States food, snack and petcare operations of Mars, Incorporated, is one of the world’s leading food manufacturers. With more than $7 billion in annual sales, the combined food, snack and pet care segments are a symbol of excellence for quality brands. Headquartered in Mount Olive, NJ, Mars North America employs more than 12,000 associates in the United States, with 51 facilities nationwide. The company owns some of the world’s favorite brands, including the M&M’S® Brand, SNICKERS® Brand, UNCLE BEN’S® Brand, PEDIGREE® Brand Food for Dogs, and WHISKAS® Brand Food for Cats.

There are currently seven manufacturing sites in the U.S.: Albany, GA; Burr Ridge, IL; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, TN; Elizabethtown, PA; Hackettstown, NJ; and Waco, TX. Albany, GA produces COMBOS^® Snacks, KUDOS^®, CocoaVia^® and SNICKERS^® MARATHON. Burr Ridge, IL produces all of the frozen confectionery products. Chicago, IL produces MILKY WAY^®, 3 MUSKETEERS^®, SNICKERS in the Fun Size® and Minis format and Dove^® PROMISE and MUNCH^® Bar. Cleveland, TN produces all varieties of M&M’S^® Chocolate Candies, and TWIX^® Cookie Bars. Elizabethtown, PA produces MILKY WAY Bar, MILKY WAY MIDNIGHT Bar, 3 MUSKETEERS Bar and DOVE Chocolate. Hackettstown, NJ functions as both a manufacturing facility and the National Office for Mars Chocolate North America. Four M&M’S varieties are produced in Hackettstown: M&M’S Milk Chocolate Candies, M&M’S Peanut Chocolate Candies, M&M’S MINI'S Milk Chocolate Candies and MY M&M’S Custom Candies. Waco, TX produces the Mars non-chocolate products: SKITTLES^® Bite Size Candy and STARBURST^® Fruit Chews. The site also produces SNICKERS Bar, the country’s number one chocolate bar.

Mars Petcare U.S. is one of the fastest growing pet food manufacturers in the United States. It manufactures quality store brand petcare products and branded products for dogs and cats marketed under the PEDIGREE^®, CESAR^®, and THE GOODLIFE RECIPE^®, WHOLEMEALS^® food for dogs, and WHISKAS^®, SHEBA^®, TEMPTATIONS^®, and THE GOODLIFE RECIPE^® food for cats. With the acquisition in 2006 of Doane Pet Care, a leading manufacturer of dry pet food, Mars Petcare US has moved its U.S. Pet Headquarters to Franklin, TN. and has 29 manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S.

In April 2006, Mars, Incorporated acquired GREENIES^®. GREENIES is the number one pet treat in the U.S. With its market foothold and loyal following, GREENIES is a strong addition to the Mars family of pet care brands. The strategic acquisition expands and diversifies North America’s pet care portfolio while catapulting its competitive advantage in the market place.

Mars also acquired Nutro Products, Inc. in May 2007. Nutro Products, Inc. is a leader in natural, super premium dog and cat food. Each of its premium dog and cat food brands - MAX^®, NATURAL CHOICE^® and ULTRA^® - feature natural ingredients with vitamins and minerals for the best in cat and dog nutrition.

For over 30 years, UNCLE BEN’S^® ORIGINAL CONVERTED™ Brand Rice has maintained the largest market share among branded rice in the United States. It has become one of the leading brands of rice in the world. Greenville, MS is home to some of the newest additions to the Mars Food US portfolio, UNCLE BEN’S FLAVORFUL™ Rice, UNCLE BEN’S READY RICE™, as well as the recent expansion to produce bulk product for food service customers. Rancho Dominguez, CA is the location of the National Office for Mars Food US which also includes SEEDS OF CHANGE^®, an organic food brand.

The Mars Retail Group is a retail gourmet chocolate leader providing consumers with a unique chocolate and brand experience. Mars was the first company to combine a chocolate shop with a lounge concept in 2005. Growing the Ethel’s® chocolate lounge brand remains a strategically important initiative. In addition, the Mars Retail Group brings another unique experience to consumers by providing three locations of M&M’S World, a branded retail store. The Las Vegas store opened in 1997; the Orlando store opened in 2005, and in late 2006 the newest store opened in New York City’s Times Square. In 2006, 8 million people visited M&M’S World in Las Vegas where the bestselling items are the many varieties of M&M’S dispensers.

The North American headquarters of Mars Drinks is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It is the home of FLAVIA® Beverage Systems which manufactures and markets the FLAVIA® brand of coffee, teas and drink stations; it’s a simple, unique Brew-by-Pack technology that pioneered the single-serve drink category. Flavia has over 25 coffee, tea and well-being drink varieties to offer the consumer.

Founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1955, Banfield has become the largest privately owned veterinary practice in the world, with more than 680 locations across the U.S., in the U.K. and in Mexico. All of the veterinarians and team members at Banfield are committed to giving Pets the same level of care that their human family members receive. Banfield hospitals offer a full-range of comprehensive, medical services, computerized medical records, Pet preventive care plans, extended operating hours, and is the only veterinary practice in the world with an extensive quality assurance program. Banfield, The Pet Hospital® helps extend the lives of more than 3.5 million Pets each year.

Mars Information Services, which is Mars, Incorporated’s global information technology division, has its North American hub site in Mt. Olive, NJ. Mars IS provides end user computing applications, systems development and support for all Mars locations.

Chocolate

M&M’S, SNICKERS, MILKY WAY, 3 MUSKETEERS, DOVE, SKITTLES, STARBURST, KUDOS, COMBOS, MY M&M’S, My DOVE, MUNCH, TWIX

Petcare

PEDIGREE, CESAR, WHISKAS, SHEBA, THE GOODLIFE RECIPE, SCHMACKOS, WALTHAM DIETS, TEMPTATIONS, GREENIES®, NUTRO, NATURAL CHOICE, ULTRA, BANFIELD, THE PET HOSPITAL

Food

UNCLE BEN'S, SEEDS OF CHANGE

Drinks

FLAVIA, FLAVIA FUSION™, FLAVIA FUSION DELUXE™, FLAVIA SB100™, FLAVIA CREATION™

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Mount Olive, NJ 07828-1808
United States
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