Tag Archives: M&M/Mars
Snik Snak – M&M/Mars’ 1970’s Answer to Kit Kat!
Back in the early 1970’s, the M&M/Mars company took a stab at replicating some of the new found success of rival Hershey’s Kit Kat bar by introducing something that looked and sounded pretty familiar, the Snik Snak. Since first discovering … Continue reading
Maximum Marathon Part 1: The Wrappers!
This week I’m returning to one of my favorite brands with a series of three posts dedicated to the topic of the 1970’s classic Mars Marathon bar. Today we’re going to take a look at the various evolutions of Marathon’s … Continue reading
Super Bowl Sunday and Snickers!
It’s Super Bowl XLVII (Superbowl 47) today, the NFL’s championship game between the San Francisco 49’ers and the Baltimore Ravens. To mark that occasion I wanted to share a few NFL and Super Bowl related Snickers candy wrappers I’ve got … Continue reading
Wacky Wednesdays – 3 Mosquitoes!
For this weeks’ edition of Wacky Wednesdays, we’ll be looking at a classic from 1974’s Wacky Packages Series 9 — 3 Mosquitoes.
PB Max! – Quite a striking candy wrapper.
PB Max was a delicious treat first put out by the M&M/Mars company in 1989. I loved the candy itself, but it also had a striking wrapper design, and as a collector I’ve coveted adding one to my collection for … Continue reading