M&M's Milk Chocolate Candy, 42-Ounce Package

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The resulting demand for the candies caused an increase in production and the company moved its factory to bigger quarters at 200 North 12th Street in Newark, New Jersey, where it remained until 1958 when it moved to a bigger factory at Hackettstown. Mars, invented the idea for the candy in the 1930s during the Spanish Civil War when he saw soldiers eating chocolate pellets with a hard shell of tempered chocolate surrounding the inside, preventing the candies from melting.

With a best-before date of up to 6 months, simply break off a piece, or devour the entire block for a scrumptious experience. It may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever without Zoom by Ocado's prior consent, nor without due acknowledgement. In 1996, Mars produced Christmas-themed advertisement for the candies in which the Red and Yellow characters run into Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. These sharing-sized chocolate bags are perfect for movie night, the home game or just sharing with friends and family. The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet.Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Skimmed Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Lactose, Starch, Milk Fat, Palm Fat, Glucose Syrup, Shea Fat, Stabiliser (Gum Arabic), Dextrin, Colours (E100, Carmine, E133, E160a, E160e, E170), Emulsifier ( Soya Lecithin), Glazing Agent (Carnauba Wax), Salt, Palm Kernel Oil, Flavouring. The arrangement allowed the candies to be made with Hershey chocolate, as Hershey had control of the rationed chocolate at the time. However, products may be improved or updated which could result in changes to the product information, ingredients, nutritional content and allergy advice.

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Production began in 1941 in a factory located at 285 Badger Avenue in Clinton Hill, Newark, New Jersey. While we have taken care in preparing this summary and believe it to be accurate, it is not a substitute for reading the product packaging and label prior to use. Similarly to competitor Hershey's own Christmas-themed commercial, the commercial proved immensely successful and has re-aired every December since that year, becoming their longest-running television commercial.