Made with a nougat base, topped with peanuts and caramel, and surrounded by milk
chocolate, the Snickers candy bar has become the most popular chocolate bar in
the world. In order to look at the history of Snickers candy bar, it's a good
idea to also take a quick look at the history behind the man and company that
invented it. The Mars family has always taken a very private stance on their
family, so pictures are not easily found of Frank Mars or other family members.
What we do know about this confectionary giant is that Franklin Clarence Mars
was born in Minnesota on September 24, 1883. At an early age, he helped his
mother make candy in their home kitchen. After high school, Frank began selling
candy and later started various businesses. In 1911, Frank and his wife were
producing candy out of their Tacoma, Washington kitchen. Later, in 1920, Frank
and his wife Ethel moved to Minnesota and started the Mar-O-Bar company.
By the end of the 1920's, the Mars family was very successful, and they were on
their way to becoming a world leader in chocolate snack bars. Can you imagine being the world leader in chocolate snack bars?! I can't. Snickers was
invented in 1930 and was a big hit. Over 80 years later, it continues to be a
big hit! In 1934, a few short years after he invented the Snickers bar, Frank
Mars died at the age of only 50. His legacy continues to live on in the
MILLIONS of Mars candy bars sold every day! The Snickers was formerly called
"Marathon" in the UK, but the name was changed to "Snickers" worldwide in 1990. Let me know if you like snickers as much as I do!
The first gummi candy that was ever produced was the gummi bear in Germany. Although it is usually spelled "gummy" the correct spelling is "gummi." This comes from the German name "gummibär" which in English is translated into "rubber bear." The credit for the creation of gummi candy goes to Hans Riegel, a German man. He worked at Kleutgen & Meier a candy industry in Germany. At the young age of 27 he decided to start his own company in 1920. His company would now be called Haribo and he soon began making hard candies. One of Riegels competitors was racking up money from the success of selling a type of gelatin fruit candy. Soon after this Riegel and his wife began trying to find a niche in the gelatin fruit candy industry. Haribo's hard candy had been successful while targeting children as their main consumer. Therefore, he decided that targeting adolescents to buy his gummi candy would be a good idea. In 1922, they used a "dancing bear" mold for the fruit flavored gelatin, and the first gymmi bear, soon to be known as the Haribo Goldbear, was born.
Why even bother studying the history of candy? All it is, is sugar, sugar, and MORE sugar. Well, let me be the first to tell you sugah, candy is loved so much in America that we even have an entire day devoted to eating candy; Halloween! This made me think and wonder about where in the world did all of our favorite treats start out?
The history of candy dates back to ancient people who must have snacked on sweet honey straight from bee hives. The first candy confections were fruits and nuts rolled in honey. The manufacturing of sugar began during the middle ages. Did you know this was at the time when sugar was so expensive that only the RICH could afford candy made from sugar. Spanish explorers discovered Cacao, from which chocolate is made, in 1519 in Mexico. By the mid-1800s, there were four hundred factories in the United States producing candy.
Information About Myself:
Hi Followers,
My names Hayley I'm making this blog for
a high school class. My website design class.
Our assignment was to create a blog about
something (a topic) that were interested in.
I couldn't think of anything because most of
what I'm interested in I know a good amount
about. So then I resorted to things I really enjoy
and food came to my mind. And then I thought
about sour patch watermelon, and I instantly
wanted to research the history of how all of these
gooey-sticky substances came to be.
xox;stay sweet,
Hayley
Made with a nougat base, topped with peanuts and caramel, and surrounded by milk
chocolate, the Snickers candy bar has become the most popular chocolate bar in
the world. In order to look at the history of Snickers candy bar, it's a good
idea to also take a quick look at the history behind the man and company that
invented it. The Mars family has always taken a very private stance on their
family, so pictures are not easily found of Frank Mars or other family members.
What we do know about this confectionary giant is that Franklin Clarence Mars
was born in Minnesota on September 24, 1883. At an early age, he helped his
mother make candy in their home kitchen. After high school, Frank began selling
candy and later started various businesses. In 1911, Frank and his wife were
producing candy out of their Tacoma, Washington kitchen. Later, in 1920, Frank
and his wife Ethel moved to Minnesota and started the Mar-O-Bar company. 
