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People are only just realising what 'M&M's' stands for after all these years

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chocolate treat every now and again.And M&M's are one of the most popular brands out there.The multi-coloured button-shaped chocolates, which consist of a candy shell and various fillings have been on supermarket shelves since 1941.The original candy has a semi-sweet chocolate filling, however now there are tons of variations, including peanut butter, almond, pretzel, crispy, dark chocolate, and caramel.And although many of us may eat the sweet treat on the regular, a lot of us don't know the background behind the product.M&M's are the flagship product of the Mars Wrigley Confectionery division of Mars, Incorporated and they originated over in the US.The candy-coated chocolate concept was reportedly inspired by a method used to allow soldiers in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)[3] to carry chocolate in warm climates without it melting.This inspired its longest-lasting slogan - 'Melts in your mouth, not in your hand.'Although M&M's are a household name and many people have been eating them for years, some are only just finding out what M&M actually stands for.

As you probably know, M&M's are made by Mars, Inc., which most people probably think of as Mars Candy Company or just Mars.

So you'd be right in thinking that one of the 'M's'' stands for Mars. But what is the other one for?It actually stands for Murrie, meaning that the full name of M&Ms means Mars and Murrie.So who is Murrie?Well, he is the guy who helped develop the iconic candy-coated chocolate pieces with Mars.In this case, the Mars was not Frank Mars, but his son Forrest Mars.Frank Mars, who was the founder of Mars,married Ethel G.

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