Mars, Inc.

Mars, Inc. is a family-owned company that produces petcare, snacking, and food & nutrition products. It traces its origins to 1911, when Frank C. Mars began making candy in his kitchen in Tacoma, Washington. More than a century later, the business employs over 140,000 Associates and operates in more than 80 countries, across three main areas: Petcare, Snacking, and Food & Nutrition.

Its brands include the petcare lines PEDIGREE, ROYAL CANIN, and WHISKAS; the snacking brands M&M's and SNICKERS; and the Food & Nutrition brand BEN'S ORIGINAL. The company competes in the consumer packaged goods sector, spanning confectionery, pet nutrition, and everyday food products.

Mars is privately held, a structure it describes as enabling long-term thinking and reinvestment. The business is guided by Five Principles: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom. Its stated commitments include the Sustainable in a Generation Plan, covering a healthy planet, thriving people, nourishing wellbeing, and responsible sourcing, alongside investment in people and communities.

Careers at Mars span the range of its three business areas and its global operations in more than 80 countries. Further information on the company and its brands is available at https://mars.com/.