M&M's Milk Chocolate Candy, 42-Ounce Package

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The first incarnation of the characters in CGI was a 1994 celebrity campaign which had the characters interacting with celebrities on which M&Ms candy color is their favorite. This campaign was created by Blue Sky Studios. Concurrent with 1995's blue M&M campaign, M&M's introduced second computer-animated "spokescandies" in their television commercials. The depiction and campaign of the M&M's were made by Will Vinton in 1995. Vinton previously created the clay-animated California Raisins in 1986. Around the time he worked on CGI projects, he made the depiction of the M&M's as more mature than most food mascots. These include the team of the cynical and sardonic Red (originally voiced by Jon Lovitz, thereafter Billy West) [54] who is the mascot for milk chocolate, peanut butter, and crispy M&M's, and the happy and gullible Yellow (originally voiced by John Goodman, thereafter J.K. Simmons), who is the mascot for Peanut M&M's (he was originally known as "Peanut" when first introduced). Other mascots include the "cool one", Blue (voiced by Robb Pruitt) [55] [56] who is the mascot for Almond M&M's; the seductive Green (her personality is a reference to the 1970s urban legend that green M&Ms were aphrodisiacs) [57] (voiced by Cree Summer and Larissa Murray), [56] who is the mascot for both Dark Chocolate Mint and Peanut Butter M&M's, and the slightly neurotic Orange (voiced by Eric Kirchberger), who was introduced when Crispy M&M's were first released and returned when Pretzel M&M's debuted in 2010. Orange, upon his return, was joined by the second non-M&M mascot, Pretzel Guy, who "supports" him and offers helpful advice as he hates the idea of having a pretzel put inside his body.After discovering issues with gluten, I had to sadly eliminate Kit Kats from my candy bar lineup. Thankfully, Resse’s was already a close second: In 1949, the brand introduced the tagline "The milk chocolate that melts in your mouth, not in your hand." [15] In 1976, the color orange was added to the mix to replace red, which was discontinued in response to the "red dye scare" over Red Dyes #2 and #4 having been evaluated to be carcinogenic in nature. Although M&M's were made with the less controversial Red Dye #40, the public was wary of any food being dyed red. Red M&M's were re-introduced in 1987. [15] [19] 1980s: Expanding internationally In July 2001, dulce de leche M&M's were introduced in five markets with large Hispanic populations: Los Angeles, California; San Diego, California; Miami, Florida; McAllen- Brownsville, Texas; and San Antonio, Texas. [24] The flavor never became popular with the Hispanic community, who preferred existing M&M's flavors, and it was discontinued in most areas by early 2003. [25] Crossan, Anna (May 13, 2023). "The Unlikely Similarity Between Smarties And M&M's". Mashed . Retrieved November 1, 2023.

The word "chocolate" was first used in English about 1600. [1] The word derives from xocolātl, from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, influenced by the Yucatec Mayan word chocol, "hot", with the Nahuatl word atl, "water". [2] Poelmans, Eline; Swinnen, Johann (2019). "A Brief Economic History of Chocolate". In Squicciarini, Johan F. M.; Swinnen, Mara P. (eds.). The Economics of Chocolate. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp.11–42. ISBN 978-0-19883-340-6. Forrest Mars Sr., son of the Mars Company founder, Frank C. Mars, copied the idea for the candy in the 1930s during the Spanish Civil War when he saw soldiers eating British-made Smarties, chocolate pellets with a colored shell of what confectioners call hard panning (essentially hardened sugar syrup) surrounding the outside, preventing the sweets (candies) from melting. Mars received a patent for his own process on March 3, 1941. [7] Production began in 1941 in a factory located at 285 Badger Avenue in Clinton Hill, Newark, New Jersey. When the company was founded it was M&M Limited. [8] The two 'M's represent the names of Forrest E. Mars Sr., the founder of Newark Company, and Bruce Murrie, son of Hershey Chocolate's president William F. R. Murrie, who had a 20 percent share in the product. [9] The arrangement allowed the candies to be made with Hershey chocolate, as Hershey had control of the rationed chocolate at the time. [7] In the United States, due to potential cross-contamination issues, Mars Wrigley does not provide a distinct gluten-free label on its M&Ms. While the brand clearly provides potential allergens on every label, someone with celiac disease may not want to risk their health Several other flavors of M&M debuted throughout the 2010s. These include Pretzel M&M's, released in 2010; [26] Coffee Nut M&M's, released in 2016; [27] Caramel M&M's, released in 2017; [28] English Toffee M&M's, released in 2019; [29] [30] and Hazelnut Spread M&M's, also released in 2019. [31]Although dark chocolate regained some popularity in the late twentieth century, milk chocolate remains the most preferred and consumed type of chocolate. [45] [46] Nutrition [ edit ] Milk chocolate bar Nutritional value per 100 g Mars Chocolate North America (May 11, 2017). "M&M'S Launches New Soft Caramel-Filled Chocolate Candies". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017 . Retrieved May 17, 2017. The Candy Man comes to Carlton". carltonfc.com.au. Carlton Football Club. August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014 . Retrieved December 21, 2014. Mother chocolate Oh so good Omg l love the chocolate it’s so good and l send one to my son who adores Marks and Spencer chocolate he goes oh mom o so good . Although they were marketed and then withdrawn in the 1960s, almond-centred M&M's were available again in 1988 in limited release, with appearances only during Christmas and Easter times; they became a standard part of the product line in 1992.

Langen, Nina; Hartmann, Monika (2019). "Chocolate Brands' Communication of CSR in Germany". In Squicciarini, Johan F. M.; Swinnen, Mara P. (eds.). The Economics of Chocolate. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp.247–267. ISBN 978-0-19883-340-6. Mars Chocolate Australia M&M's: Bare All". Adeevee.com. January 11, 2010. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016 . Retrieved September 6, 2019. Peyser, Eve (January 27, 2023). "The M&M's Aren't Done With Us Yet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 27, 2023. MRI Breakthroughs". Mriresearch.org. September 11, 2001. Archived from the original on July 2, 2008 . Retrieved January 15, 2010.Holender, Samantha (August 7, 2019). "English Toffee Peanut Won M&M's 2019 "Flavor Vote" ". Delish. Custom Printed MY M&M's". mms.com. Mars, Incorporated. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012 . Retrieved February 6, 2012.