Candy: Favorites From the 1920s Through the 1970s Who Is the Baby Ruth Candy Bar Named After? The company that makes Baby Ruth always claimed that the candy was named not after the legendary New York Yankees baseball player Babe Ruth, but rather after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, ...
Snickers were introduced in 1930. The candy was named after the Mars family’s favorite horse at the time. The nougat, peanuts, and caramel ingredients were a popular combination. The candy bar was sold as theMarathon barin the UK and in Ireland all the way until 1990. At that time, th...
Frank Mars, founder of Mars, Inc. (originally called Mar-O-Bar Co.), invented the Snickers bar in 1930. The candy bar is named after one of Frank Mars' favorite horses, Snickers. But until 1990, the bar was sold under the name “Marathon” in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man,...
Named after afavorite horse, the Snickers bar was f i rst offered by Mars in 1930and quickly became a huge hit. A layer of vanilla nougat, toppedwith a layer of caramel and peanuts, and enrobed in chocolateprovides a sweet treat.Besides teaching Earth science, Snickers bars also teach us...