Not even all the executives of Mars, Inc., knew Forrest E. Mars well when he took over the Chicago candy firm three years ago. Their lack of knowledge was scarcely surprising. Forrest Mars is as deliberately anonymous as a business leader with his wealth and power can be. About the only...
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust and the Gund family have entered into agreements under which they’ve committed to vote shares representing 20.7% of Kellanova’s common stock, as of Aug. 9, 2024, in favor of the transaction. After the deal closes, Battle Creek, Mich. – the historic ...
They also in 1979 were among the first to persuade merchants to put candy displays near cash registers, the better to generate impulse purchases. Today Mars has 11 billion-dollar brands (see graphic). Snickers and M&M’s are the most popular candies in the world, and in the U.S., ...
Not even all the executives of Mars, Inc., knew Forrest E. Mars well when he took over the Chicago candy firm three years ago. Their lack of knowledge was scarcely surprising. Forrest Mars is as deliberately anonymous as a business leader with his wealth and power can be. About the only...