Chocolate aficionados rejoice when they learn how M&Ms got their name
Chocolate lovers rejoice after learning the secret drama behind M&Ms – and what the name actually stands for
Chocolate lovers were amazed when they heard the story behind M&Ms and what the brand name actually stands for.
Claire Dinhut, who is from the US but lives in London, increased TikTok to explain the M&M ‘family drama’.
She revealed that the name of the chocolates stands for Mars and Murrie, named after chocolate heirs and business associates Forrest Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie.
Bruce was the son of Hershey executive William Murrie, while Forrest was the son of Mars founder Frank C. Mars.
In a clip, which garnered nearly 9,000 likes, she revealed that the story began when Forrest E. Mars got into a fight with his father, the original owner of Mars.
Claire Dinhut, who is from the US but lives in London, took to TikTok to explain the M&M’s ‘family drama’ and reveal where the name came from
She said, ‘My funniest candy history fact is M&M and why it’s called M&M, there’s so much family drama here and it’s so juicy, it’s so good.
“The Mars company was started before Hershey’s by this guy, and his son was really good at inventing chocolate bars.”
She further explained that the son visited Europe where he reportedly saw people enjoying chocolate covered in candies.
Not wanting to share his idea with his father when he planned to bring the idea to the US, he turned to his family’s rival, Hershey’s.
She continued, “He goes to Hershey’s and he’s like I’m the son of Mars, but I don’t want to give it to my dad, let’s just work together.
“The guy who runs Hershey’s, his last name is Murrie, he was sure, but you have to work with my son. So they teamed up and created these little candies.”
Claire further revealed that he had been making M&Ms with the son of the Hershey CEO, and the pair decided to name the brand after themselves.
She revealed that the chocolates’ iconic name stands for Mars and Murrie, after chocolate heirs and business associates Forrest Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie
She said, “They called them Mars, like the first man’s last name, and Murrie the second man’s last name, M&M.”
She also claimed, “The reason it all exploded is that they made it right before World War II and in World War II they made a deal with the government that every soldier’s bag had M&Ms in it.”
The History website explains: ‘After the US entered the war, the candies were sold exclusively to the military, allowing the heat-resistant and easily transportable chocolate to be included in the rations of US soldiers.
Many were fascinated by the interesting history of the popular chocolate and people rushed to leave their comments
“By the time the war was over and GIs returned home, they were hooked.”
M&Ms didn’t have their signature “M” stamp until 1950, and customers were encouraged to “look for the M on every piece” to make sure they were getting the real thing.
Many were fascinated by the history of popular chocolate.
One person wrote: ‘Ohh boy was I invested.’
Another said, “I love food history.”
A third added, “This is history I’m interested in.”