Frank C. Mars was the founder of the American company Mars, Incorporated, which makes mostly chocolate candy. Mars and his son Forrest Edward Mars developed M&M's. Frank was born on September 24, 1883 and learned how to produce candy from his mother. Mars Incorporated is a world-wide manufacturer of confectionery with $18 billion (USD) in annual sales (2005). ... A shelf filled with candies Candy is often used as a synonym for the more general term confectionery in North America, whereas the word has become archaic in most parts of the United Kingdom and survives today almost exclusively in the term candy floss. In some areas, notably Scotland, candy... Forrest Edward Mars Sr. ... Milk Chocolate M&Ms M&Ms are small, milk chocolate candy pieces popular in the United States and in many other countries around the world. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1902 he began making candy, but all his endeavors failed until 1923 when he made the Milky Way candy bar, the chocolate coating for which came from Hershey's brand chocolate. In the late 1920s, Frank C. Mars moved to Pulaski, Tennessee, where he bought a number of local farms and constructed a large farm called, Milky Way. During its construction, Mars employed more than 935 men from Giles County to build a 25,000 square feet (2,300 m²) clubhouse, more than 30 barns, a horse racing track, and a show horse track. Mars lived the remainder of his life on the 2,800 acre (11 km²) farm and was buried there upon his death in the 1930s. However, Mars's wife Ethel had the body and the mausoleum moved to Chicago only a few years after his death. ... Pulaski is a city located in Giles County, Tennessee. ... Giles County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

Before his death, in 1930, Mars had developed the Snickers Bar. After his death, in 1940, is when his son Forrest, with the help of Hershey's president William Murries, began producing M&M Candies (with the "M&M" being "Mars and Murrie"). Milk Chocolate M&Ms M&Ms are small, milk chocolate candy pieces popular in the United States and in many other countries around the world. ...

See also

• List of famous Minnesotans (Hidden Hometown Heroes)