Forrest Mars, Sr.

Forrest Edward Mars Sr. was an American businessman and the driving force of the Mars candy empire. He is best known for introducing Milky Way and Mars chocolate candy bars, and MampMs chocolate candy, as well as orchestrating the launch of Uncle Bens Rice. He was the son of candy company Mars, Inc. founder Frank C. Mars and his first wife Ethel G. Mars .

Mars was born in Wadena, Minnesota, and raised in Saskatchewan, Canada after his parents divorce when he was just a child. He rarely saw his father. After high school he entered the University of California, Berkeley and later transferred to Yale University, where he completed a degree in industrial engineering in 1928.

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