Forrest Mars Sr.
Forrest Mars Sr. | |
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Mars, Inc. | |
Spouse |
Audrey Ruth Meyer (died 1989) |
Children | Forrest Edward Mars Jr. John F. Mars Jacqueline Mars |
Parent | Frank C. Mars |
Forrest Edward Mars Sr. (March 21, 1904 – July 1, 1999) was an American
Early life and career
Mars was born March 21, 1904, in
As an adult, Forrest Mars reunited with his father at Mars, Inc. However, the pair ran into a disagreement when Forrest wanted to expand abroad while his father did not. For a few years he worked at the new plant in Chicago and supervised the development of the
In 1934, he bought a British company, Chappel Bros, specialized in canned meat for dogs. Due to the lack of competition, Forrest took control of this market as he launched and marketed Chappie's canned food.[6]
After he returned to the United States, Mars started his own food business, Food Products Manufacturing, where he established the
Following the death of his father, Forrest Mars took over the family business, Mars, Inc, merging it with his own company in 1964.[3] He was married to Audrey Ruth Meyer (b. May 25, 1910, in Chicago, d. June 15, 1989, in Washington, D.C.), and they had three children – Forrest Jr., John, and Jacqueline.[8]
Mars retired from Mars, Inc., in 1973, turning the company over to his children.[8]
In 1980, retired and living in
Mars died at age 95 on July 1, 1999, in Miami, Florida, having amassed a fortune of $4 billion. Forbes magazine ranked him as the 30th richest American (Forrest Jr. and John were 29th and 31st, respectively) and as the 103rd wealthiest person in the world. He left the business jointly to his three children.[8][11]
Mars was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1984.
See also
- List of billionaires
References
- ^ "Mars Family". Practically Edible. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ "Mars Inc., est. 1911". 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Forrest Mars-M&Ms (Lemelson-MIT Program)". lemelson.mit.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ Williams, Melissa (May 30, 2018). "Meet Frances Herdlinger". COMO Magazine. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Carlile, Olga Gize (June 10, 1995). "The Three Musketeers Was Her Project". Freeport, IL: Journal Standard.
- ISBN 9789814482585.
- ISBN 9780313393938.
- ^ a b c Brenner, Joel Glenn (July 26, 1992). "Life on Mars: The Mars family saga has all the classic elements". The Independent. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ "About Us". Ethel M Chocolates. Archived from the original on February 9, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ Allen, Lawrence (2010). Chocolate Fortunes.
- ^ Kerry A. Dolan (July 5, 1999). "200 Global Billionaires: 103. Forrest Edward Mars Sr". forbes.com.
Further reading
- Brenner, Joel Glenn (1999). The Emperors of Chocolate. Random House. ISBN 0-679-42190-4.
- Cadbury, Deborah (2010). Chocolate Wars. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-732555-9.
External links
- Profile in Fortune Magazine, published in 1967, republished March 31, 2013. [1]