US conglomerate ConAgra Foods has joined forces with Mars Inc to launch a range of confectionery for the Christmas season. ConAgra’s Peter Pan peanut butter brand and Mars’ M&M’s...

Mars Inc is to restructure its global chocolate operations in a bid to make the company more focused and competitive in the marketplace. The US-based food group told just-food last night (21 October)...

Confectionery giant Mars Inc has launched two chocolate bars and three ice-cream lines in the US.Mars unveiled Snickers Peanut Butter Squared and Twix Coconut Cookie Bars at the National Association of...

A collaboration between the US Department of Agriculture and chocolate giant Mars, Inc has announced the preliminary release of the sequenced genome of the cacao tree. The data is expected to help sustain...

The Wrigley Company has begun production of Eclipse mints at its factory in Asquith, Sydney, marking the end of imports for Australia’s leading mints brand. “The new line will meet demand for all...

Chocolate giant Mars Inc has cut the saturated fat content across its brands in the UK. From September, Mars will cut the saturated fat in its Mars, Snickers, Milky Way and Topic bars by 15%, the firm...

Mars, together with SwissContact will supply technical input and train the trainer support for the new PEKA program in the Indonesian region of Aceh. SwissContact is a development organization of the...

Food industry heavyweights including Nestlé, Kellogg and Mars Inc have pledged to use responsible advertising and marketing in India.General Mills and local Unilever arm Hindustan Unilever are also among...

New findings indicate that cocoa flavanols may be an important part of a healthy diet for people with cardiovascular disease, which affects more than 80 million Americans, according to research by a team...

Mars Australia has been given the go-ahead by the Federal Court to register Whiskas Purple as a trademark for cat food, after rival Nestlé withdrew its earlier opposition. Justice Annabelle Claire ordered...