Invention

• Frank Mars created the first Snickers bar by adding a chocolate coating to a caramel, peanut and nougat candy that was already on the market.
  
  

Name

• According to nationwide.com, Mars named the candy bar after a favorite family horse called Snickers.
  
  

British Version

• In Great Britain only, the Snickers bar was originally known as Marathon, according to Mars.com. The name was changed to Snickers in 1990.
  
  

Production

• Mars uses 99 tons of peanuts to manufacture 15 million Snickers bars every day. The lines on the bottom of a Snickers bar are transferred from the belt as the candy bar cools. Each pattern is unique.
  
  

Popularity

• More than $2 billion worth of Snickers bars are sold each year, making it the most popular candy bar in the world.
  
  

Fun Fact

• In 2007 Mars, Inc. created a special edition Snickers bar for the second Shrek sequel--the nougat was dyed green.