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HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Dec. 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars Chocolate North America announced today that its M&M'S®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, Milky Way® and 3 MuskEteers® Brands are offering fans an exclusive NFL experience unlike any other. The "Celebrate on the Field" 2011 Instant Win Game is going to give four lucky football fanatics a chance to celebrate on the field with the newest Super Bowl champions immediately following Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis which is scheduled to...
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mars, Incorporated received the U.S. Secretary of State's 2010 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) for its work in cocoa sustainability and efforts to improve economic development in the cocoa-growing region of the Republic of Ghana. Mars was chosen from a record number of 78 nominations submitted by American ambassadors around the world. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars Chocolate North America announced today that Joseph Haus of Phoenix was selected as the grand prize winner of M&M'S® Brand "MOST COLORFUL FAN® of NASCAR®" Contest. Haus topped more than 6,000 other colorful NASCAR fans who entered the contest, held between Memorial and Labor Days, by uploading his colorful photo to NASCAR.com/MostColorfulFans, showing his dedication to the sport of NASCAR. (Photo:...
Event Will Feature Fun Activities That Promote Health Benefits of Pet Ownership LINDENHURST, Ill., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This Saturday, October 23, Mars Petcare and the Hastings Lake YMCA will host a pet-friendly family fall fitness fest to help educate the community on the health benefits of pet ownership and how families can incorporate pets into a healthy, active lifestyle. Part of The Power of Pets(TM) initiative launched last month by Mars Petcare, the event will feature:...
Event Will Feature Fun Activities That Promote Health Benefits of Pet Ownership BROOKLYN, N.Y., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This Saturday, October 16, Mars Petcare and the Prospect Park YMCA will host a pet-friendly fitness fair to help educate the community on the health benefits of pet ownership and how families can incorporate pets into a healthy, active lifestyle. Part of The Power of Pets(TM) initiative launched by Mars Petcare earlier this month, the event will feature...
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars Chocolate North America announced today that its corporate headquarters facility located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, is the first private sector Commercial Interiors project in New Jersey to receive LEED Gold Certification--an internationally accepted benchmark for designing, constructing and operating green buildings--from the U.S. Green Building Council. The office is also the first existing Mars site globally to achieve this...
Company teams with YMCAs in DC, New York, Nashville, Chicago and Portland to deliver The Power of Pets(TM) Initiative NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mars Petcare today announced the launch of The Power of Pets(TM), a new community-focused initiative that brings scientific research to life on the ways pets and their owners can help each other live healthier, happier lives. As the cornerstone of The Power of Pets(TM) program, Mars Petcare is collaborating with YMCAs...
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mars, Incorporated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), and IBM released the preliminary findings of their breakthrough cacao genome sequence and made it available in the public domain. This is the result of a joint research endeavor to improve the cocoa growing process and represents a successful private/public partnership for the benefit of the world's cocoa farmers, and a more sustainable world cocoa...
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars Chocolate North America announced today it will host a DOVE® Chocolate Football Party in Times Square, New York City on Monday, September 13th from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., to commemorate the opening of the NFL Season on the first Monday Night Football game of the year. The event will showcase new ways for fans and non-fans alike to enjoy the football season by inviting women to make his football time her "me time" with silky smooth...
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars Chocolate North America announced today that SNICKERS® Brand is offering 17 exclusive trips to the Super Bowl via the "Go Nuts At The Super Bowl with SNICKERS® Instant Win Game." Seventeen Grand Prize-winning NFL fans and their guests will win a trip to Super Bowl XLV in North Texas, while more than 2,200 additional winners will receive other great prizes including flat-screen TVs, gift certificates or SNICKERS® bars. Fans can enter...
