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Bookmark or Share- What The M&M's Name Really Means - MashedTheir company name was M&M Ltd — short for Mars and Murrie. It was only later that Mars left his partnership with Murrie and bought out his father's old candy company that the business became the modern-day Mars, Inc — selling M&M candies.
- The History Of M&M’s Isn’t As Sweet As You Think It Is - All That's ...Fortunately, Murrie met Mars, and the rest was history. While Mars had the patent for the candy, Murrie had the chocolate. Together, they began to produce the first batches of their coated chocolate candies under a new company, known as Mars & Murrie.
- The History of M&Ms - Back Then HistoryIf you’ve ever wondered, M&Ms are named in honor of the two men who gave the candy its start: Mars and Murrie (M&M). In March 1941, Mars received a patent for his manufacturing process and M&Ms production began in Newark, New Jersey.
- M&M's got their surprising start in New Jersey - Bergen RecordM&M stands for “Mars and Murrie,” named after the chocolate entrepreneur Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie, the son of Hershey’s Chocolate President William F.R. Murrie.
- History of M&Ms - History of CandyIn the early 1940s, he partnered with Bruce Murrie, the son of Hershey Chocolate’s president, to create the candy that would later be known as M&Ms. Their collaboration was strategic, securing a reliable supply of chocolate during wartime rationing.
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