How A Broke Candy Maker Started The Second Richest Family in America

The world-famous Mars corporation is a multi-billion-dollar confectionary giant run by a family who is as tight-lipped about their personal lives as they are about their business practices.
The company is known for its fortress levels of secrecy, with photographs of key family members hard to come by.
Yet over the years historians have been able to shed light on the inner workings and family history of one of America’s wealthiest dynasties. A dynasty that also dominates pet food markets, pasta sauces and chewing gum.
But is running your own chocolate family as sweet as it sounds or will the strain it puts on your loved ones leave a sour taste in your mouth?
Considering this once small-time family-run sweet shop is now a bigger brand than McDonalds, Kellogg’s and even four times as big as Hershey – their biggest competitor – it’s fair to say we could all learn a lot about running a business - and family - by examining the Mars Corporation.
So it's time to learn How History Works as we peel back the wrapper on the rise and lives of the Mars Family: Sweets, Success and Secrecy.

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