slo
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Hello everybody and how are you all? I am doing great and I am looking forward to nice afternoon with DH and Stephanie (6yr old DD). We are going into Chicago to see Disney On Ice and go out to dinner. We are leaving Katie at home with Grandma. I think it is important that Stephanie has some alone time with us.
Anyway, I was doing a little research and I found the following that I am thinking about posting near the M&M pool.
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When were "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies introduced?
"M&M's"® Plain Chocolate Candies were first introduced to the general public in 1941 and the candies earned a solid reputation from American GIs serving in World War II who first enjoyed the candies in their food rations. "M&M's"® Plain Chocolate Candies were an excellent choice for the military since they were a convenient snack that traveled well in any climate and were packaged in paper tubes. The packaging changed from a paper tube to the characteristic brown packaging known today. In the summer of 2000 it was decided that "M&M's"® Plain Chocolate Candies were too good to be called "Plain" and therefore the packaging name was changed to "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies.
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How do you make "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies?
The making of "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies begins with milk chocolate centers, which are formed in a machine and then "tumbled" in order to obtain a smooth, rounded center. For "M&M's"® Peanut Chocolate Candies and "M&M's"® Almond Chocolate Candies either a whole peanut or a whole almond forms the center, which is first roasted, then surrounded with milk chocolate. For "M&M's"® Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies, a center made with real, creamy peanut butter is first formed and then surrounded with milk chocolate. The process for "M&M's"® Crispy Chocolate Candies begins with a crisp rice center which is then covered with chocolate. What follows is a process known as "panning". Panning involves coating candies by rotating them in a coating material in a revolving pan. Panning can be done using syrups and other materials such as chocolate, fats, etc. The principle, briefly, is to coat the center with a layer of materials, which on evaporation leaves an even layer or shell of dry substance. The chocolate (or chocolate-covered peanut, peanut butter, almond and crispy) centers are color-coated by rotating them in a revolving pan, while a sugar and corn syrup mixture is added. This process is repeated several times until "M&M's"® have a thin, smooth shell with the desired thickness. Then, the machine specially designed for the purpose gently imprints an "m" on the surface of the fragile candy shell without cracking the thin sugar shell.
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What are the colors of "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies?
When the original "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies mix was introduced in 1941, the colors were red, yellow, green, brown, orange and violet. In 1949 tan replaced violet. The color Blue replaced Tan in 1995. "M&M's"® Peanut Chocolate Candies were introduced in 1954 in all brown and in 1960 red, green, and yellow were added. Orange was added to the "M&M's"® Peanut Chocolate Candies package in 1976 and replaced with blue in 1995. "M&M's"® Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies and "M&M's"® Almond Chocolate Candies, are red, yellow, blue, green, and brown. "M&M's"® Crispy Chocolate Candies include red, yellow, green, blue, orange, and brown.
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What is the percent of each color in "M&M's"® packages?
"M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies: 30% brown, 20% each of yellow and red and 10% each of orange, green and blue. "M&M's"® Peanut Chocolate Candies: 20% each of brown, yellow, red and blue and 10% each of green and orange. "M&M's"® Peanut Butter and Almond Chocolate Candies: 20% each of brown, red, yellow, green and blue. "M&M's"® Crispy Chocolate Candies: 16.6% each of brown, red, yellow, green, orange and blue.
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What does "M&M's"® stand for?
"M&M's"® stand for Mars and Murrie, the founders of the company.
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How do you put the "m's" on the "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies?
The trademark "m" is put on the "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies with a machine designed especially for us, calibrated so the candy shell will not crack during the process. The process is very similar to offset printing. The "m" was first imprinted on "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies in black. And, in 1954 the imprinted "m" on each candy piece was changed from black to white.
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Do the different "M&M's"® colors taste different?
The color from the candy shells has no taste. It's the delicious milk chocolate (and inclusions like peanuts and crisped rice) inside, with the crisp sugar shells outside, that provide all the taste and texture of "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies. While there is no difference in taste due to the different colors, consumers do eat their "M&M's"® in a variety of different ways, i.e., sorting the colors out separately and eating one color at a time, allowing the color to dissolve from the candy shell in their mouths prior to chewing the candy, and of course just enjoying them one by one.
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How many "M&M's"® are consumed and produced each day?
As you can imagine, there are millions of "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies made every day as well as consumed by our valued consumers. There are over 400 million produced each day and "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies are made all over the world, however, in the U.S. they are made in New Jersey and Tennessee.
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Where can I get different colored "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies?
"M&M's"® Chocolate Candies are available in different colors for the holidays. A special holiday line of red and green "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies are available for the Christmas season, red, pink and white for Valentine's Day, pastel colors for Easter, and orange/black for Halloween. "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies are also available in 21 custom colors, "M&M's"® COLORWORKS®, a unique dispenser system that can be found in specialty candy stores across the United States. These different colors allow consumers to create and personalize their own mix of colors. "M&M's"® COLORWORKS® can also be purchased directly on this web site by selecting the Home Shopping Channel.
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How can I buy "M&M's"® branded merchandise?
America's top selling candy brand is also part of the country's number one tourist destination. "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies literally come to life at M&M's World, a retail and entertainment complex located on the strip on Las Vegas' famed Strip. Offering everything an "M&M's"® fan might want, the 26,000 square foot, four story complex encompasses shopping, food and entertainment. Visitors enjoy a selection of one-of-a-kind logo merchandise, an Ethel M® Chocolates gourmet chocolate store, the "M&M's"® Academy, an "M&M's"® Racing Team retail store and Red's Pit Stop Café. "M&M's"® fans can purchase more than 3,000 "M&M's"® Brand items including everything from T-shirts and caps to calculators and home décor, and of course, "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies. M&M's World COLORWORKS® is the only place in the universe people can purchase 21 custom colored "M&M's"® Peanut Chocolate Candies. M&M's World is located at 3785 Las Vegas Boulevard South at the Showcase Mall. You can also purchase "M&M's"® Branded items right here on this site by selecting the Home Shopping Channel.
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I thought this was kind of interesting!!!
I am in the process of trying to get a guest speaker to come and see us, I will keep you posted on if it works out.
Well, I hope you all have a good day - I know we will
Bye - slo
© Mars, Incorporated 2000. All Rights Reserved.
We respect our visitors' privacy. Click here for a special note to parents. And now, a word from our lawyers...
Anyway, I was doing a little research and I found the following that I am thinking about posting near the M&M pool.
**********************************************************************************************
When were "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies introduced?
"M&M's"® Plain Chocolate Candies were first introduced to the general public in 1941 and the candies earned a solid reputation from American GIs serving in World War II who first enjoyed the candies in their food rations. "M&M's"® Plain Chocolate Candies were an excellent choice for the military since they were a convenient snack that traveled well in any climate and were packaged in paper tubes. The packaging changed from a paper tube to the characteristic brown packaging known today. In the summer of 2000 it was decided that "M&M's"® Plain Chocolate Candies were too good to be called "Plain" and therefore the packaging name was changed to "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies.
top
How do you make "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies?
The making of "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies begins with milk chocolate centers, which are formed in a machine and then "tumbled" in order to obtain a smooth, rounded center. For "M&M's"® Peanut Chocolate Candies and "M&M's"® Almond Chocolate Candies either a whole peanut or a whole almond forms the center, which is first roasted, then surrounded with milk chocolate. For "M&M's"® Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies, a center made with real, creamy peanut butter is first formed and then surrounded with milk chocolate. The process for "M&M's"® Crispy Chocolate Candies begins with a crisp rice center which is then covered with chocolate. What follows is a process known as "panning". Panning involves coating candies by rotating them in a coating material in a revolving pan. Panning can be done using syrups and other materials such as chocolate, fats, etc. The principle, briefly, is to coat the center with a layer of materials, which on evaporation leaves an even layer or shell of dry substance. The chocolate (or chocolate-covered peanut, peanut butter, almond and crispy) centers are color-coated by rotating them in a revolving pan, while a sugar and corn syrup mixture is added. This process is repeated several times until "M&M's"® have a thin, smooth shell with the desired thickness. Then, the machine specially designed for the purpose gently imprints an "m" on the surface of the fragile candy shell without cracking the thin sugar shell.
top
What are the colors of "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies?
When the original "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies mix was introduced in 1941, the colors were red, yellow, green, brown, orange and violet. In 1949 tan replaced violet. The color Blue replaced Tan in 1995. "M&M's"® Peanut Chocolate Candies were introduced in 1954 in all brown and in 1960 red, green, and yellow were added. Orange was added to the "M&M's"® Peanut Chocolate Candies package in 1976 and replaced with blue in 1995. "M&M's"® Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies and "M&M's"® Almond Chocolate Candies, are red, yellow, blue, green, and brown. "M&M's"® Crispy Chocolate Candies include red, yellow, green, blue, orange, and brown.
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What is the percent of each color in "M&M's"® packages?
"M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies: 30% brown, 20% each of yellow and red and 10% each of orange, green and blue. "M&M's"® Peanut Chocolate Candies: 20% each of brown, yellow, red and blue and 10% each of green and orange. "M&M's"® Peanut Butter and Almond Chocolate Candies: 20% each of brown, red, yellow, green and blue. "M&M's"® Crispy Chocolate Candies: 16.6% each of brown, red, yellow, green, orange and blue.
top
What does "M&M's"® stand for?
"M&M's"® stand for Mars and Murrie, the founders of the company.
top
How do you put the "m's" on the "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies?
The trademark "m" is put on the "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies with a machine designed especially for us, calibrated so the candy shell will not crack during the process. The process is very similar to offset printing. The "m" was first imprinted on "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies in black. And, in 1954 the imprinted "m" on each candy piece was changed from black to white.
top
Do the different "M&M's"® colors taste different?
The color from the candy shells has no taste. It's the delicious milk chocolate (and inclusions like peanuts and crisped rice) inside, with the crisp sugar shells outside, that provide all the taste and texture of "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies. While there is no difference in taste due to the different colors, consumers do eat their "M&M's"® in a variety of different ways, i.e., sorting the colors out separately and eating one color at a time, allowing the color to dissolve from the candy shell in their mouths prior to chewing the candy, and of course just enjoying them one by one.
top
How many "M&M's"® are consumed and produced each day?
As you can imagine, there are millions of "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies made every day as well as consumed by our valued consumers. There are over 400 million produced each day and "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies are made all over the world, however, in the U.S. they are made in New Jersey and Tennessee.
top
Where can I get different colored "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies?
"M&M's"® Chocolate Candies are available in different colors for the holidays. A special holiday line of red and green "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies are available for the Christmas season, red, pink and white for Valentine's Day, pastel colors for Easter, and orange/black for Halloween. "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Candies are also available in 21 custom colors, "M&M's"® COLORWORKS®, a unique dispenser system that can be found in specialty candy stores across the United States. These different colors allow consumers to create and personalize their own mix of colors. "M&M's"® COLORWORKS® can also be purchased directly on this web site by selecting the Home Shopping Channel.
top
How can I buy "M&M's"® branded merchandise?
America's top selling candy brand is also part of the country's number one tourist destination. "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies literally come to life at M&M's World, a retail and entertainment complex located on the strip on Las Vegas' famed Strip. Offering everything an "M&M's"® fan might want, the 26,000 square foot, four story complex encompasses shopping, food and entertainment. Visitors enjoy a selection of one-of-a-kind logo merchandise, an Ethel M® Chocolates gourmet chocolate store, the "M&M's"® Academy, an "M&M's"® Racing Team retail store and Red's Pit Stop Café. "M&M's"® fans can purchase more than 3,000 "M&M's"® Brand items including everything from T-shirts and caps to calculators and home décor, and of course, "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies. M&M's World COLORWORKS® is the only place in the universe people can purchase 21 custom colored "M&M's"® Peanut Chocolate Candies. M&M's World is located at 3785 Las Vegas Boulevard South at the Showcase Mall. You can also purchase "M&M's"® Branded items right here on this site by selecting the Home Shopping Channel.
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I thought this was kind of interesting!!!
I am in the process of trying to get a guest speaker to come and see us, I will keep you posted on if it works out.
Well, I hope you all have a good day - I know we will
Bye - slo
© Mars, Incorporated 2000. All Rights Reserved.
We respect our visitors' privacy. Click here for a special note to parents. And now, a word from our lawyers...
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