Did You Know – M & M’s
Did you know M & M’s are named after the businessmen who created them, Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie, who apparently didn’t have the best relationship. Mars leveraged Murrie out of his 20% share of the business before it became the biggest-selling sweet in the US, bad luck on his part!
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I did not know that! I do like M&Ms, especially the peanut ones
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I haven’t had the peanut ones in ages, now I want them! Lol
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Haha! Sorry!😄
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I did not know that but maybe it’s because I don’t like M&Ms
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WHAT!!!! I never knew anyone that didn’t like M & M’s. I guess you can be my first! 🤣
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Thanks Diane
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I didn’t n ow this either! Unfortunately I love M&M’s 😂
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Me too Boomergrl49!
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That was fun info and now I am craving them….
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Haha I can eat them anytime that’s why they are not in my house except to bake with!
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I knew they were one of the candies developed for the Pacific heat in WWII, but I never knew this bit of info. Thanks.
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Interesting fact, I didn’t now that GP. It’s crazy how long they have been around.
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I did a few food related posts over the years, but this one mentions M&Ms.
https://pacificparatrooper.wordpress.com/2019/10/07/the-new-boom-in-the-food-industry/
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I really enjoyed that post GP! I bet the M & M’s were a welcomed treat! I know you stated they could buy Coke for less than it sold for but why did they have to pay at all? Back then didn’t Coke only come in bottles? I remember returning pop bottles for five cents. Thank you for your link, excellent!
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I suppose that was the deal they made with the government. I remember one of dad’s letters while aboard ship, saying he paid for a coke but it was warm.
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Ewwwww! Lol
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haha, that’s what I thought.
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I heard about this story. I met Bruce’s granddaughter. The families have continued their rocky relationship. Hugs, C
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Well that’s awesome, such a shame it ended that way.
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How can anyone not like M&Ms? Interesting story though. Mr Morris’ thinking put him on Mars when he sold out!
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I’m sure it did, just bad luck I guess. 😩
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Thank you!
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Thank you Ned!
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What bad luck indeed! I didn’t know this interesting trivia. I wonder which M appears first in the company name!
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Or why only one M on each candy
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That’s true! 😆
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Oh, my! 😵💫🫣😳
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I know right!
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I always wondered….
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Yet there is only one M on each piece-lol
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Like a beautiful rainbow in a bowl! 🌈
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They are, never looked at them that way!
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News to me! M&M’s are one of my many favorites!
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Me too!
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I did not know this about M & M’s. Thanks for sharing it.
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You’re welcome Mags!
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Thanks for sharing – I did not know about this M&M business deal!
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What was luck for one was devastating for the other. I wonder why they didn’t put 2 M’s on each piece.
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I always like these food tidbits Diane. It reminds me of the show “Unwrapped” that my mom and I watched years ago. So, as I was reading this post, I thought “I’ve never heard of Murrie, only Mars” as a big candy company. I believe it – M&Ms used to only com like yours in the photo, candy-coated, melt-in-your-mouth-not-in-your-hands as the commercial went. They are like Peeps marshmallow treats … lots of different flavors and variations.
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Loved Unwrapped too Linda. I still watch a show similar to that but right now I can’t think of the name. Lol
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My favorite was the Thanksgiving Unwrapped where they showed how they made all the fixin’s for Thanksgiving dinner.
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I love them all, even the factory how it’s made ones.
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I never saw all the seasons as I cancelled my cable, but I know you can watch it on Amazon through one of their pay streaming channels.
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All we have is Direct TV and Netflix. I refuse to pay over $100 for cable. These have so many food shows and Alaska shows to keep me busy. 😁
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I cancelled my cable TV in 2010 (even before blogging). My TV is very old, a 19-inch TV with the back that sticks out. I don’t even have it plugged in. I have been watching a few shows on Amazon Prime and with my Comcast I get the Peacock channel free and it has ads. But it is free and I want to watch Yellowstone as it is on there – when I will watch it is anyone’s guess. 🙂 I decided to try reading more this year and was doing well the first two weeks of January, but am behind now.
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Before we put in Direct TV we bought 2 of these plastic box antenna’s for outside. We got all the basic channels and some from Canada and it was all free. The antennas cost around $80 each, we aimed them in different directions to get more channels. We even bought my MIL one and she still uses hers. They kept raising our cable about every 3 months and I was sick of all that money being wasted. We love Direct TV and the price is nothing like cable was. I am getting like you, I like the quiet but now that Terry will be retiring that won’t happen!🤣
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I bought my mom a 7-inch TV for her room after the FTC made changes and her little B&W was no longer good – we got something to use it, but the gizmo went on top of the TV and it had a rounded top. That is good to know – I wish I could watch the news. I try to watch it online sometimes after I finish at work. They just raised my internet again last month. I have Comcast and since I don’t have cable or phone bundles with them, it is now $117.00/month!
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Mine is $69.70 for internet only.
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You’ll have to relegate Terry to a “man cave”. 🙂
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Or hobby 🤣
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