A curiosity regarding Mars bars is that composition and name
change in the different countries. USA mars bar is different from European one,
the equivalent name in USA is Snickers Almond but composition is different;
in Canada it's named Mars Dark and covered in dark (instead of milk) chocolate.
The company was founded in Tacoma, Washington (USA), in 1911, when Frank Clarence Mars
and his wife started producing and selling candy.
In 1923, inspired by a popular type of milkshake, the Milky Way bar was born.
It received a large success.
The current European mars has been created in UK by Forrest Mars in 1932.
See Wikipedia for details.
Fonte: wikipedia
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