Frank C. Mars
Franklin Clarence Mars (born September 24, 1883 in Newport , Minnesota , † April 8, 1934 in Pulaski , Tennessee ) was an American entrepreneur and the inventor of some well-known chocolate bars , including Milky Way and Snickers .
Life
In 1911, he and his wife, Ethel , began producing confectionery in Tacoma , Washington . The bars with caramel cream were first made in the local kitchen. Mars founded Mar-O-Bar Co. in Minnesota in 1920. Mars changed the company name to Mars Incorporated in 1922 and launched the Milky Way candy bar in 1923 , which was a great success. Other popular chocolate bars followed, in 1930 Snickers and in 1937 the 5 cent Three Musketeers , which contained three bars with different tastes.
Mars bought a few small farms in Pulaski and built his farm Milky Way on the site , where he ran cattle and horses.
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| SURNAME | Mars, Frank C. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mars, Franklin Clarence (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur, chocolate bar inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newport , Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1934 |
| Place of death | Pulaski , Tennessee |