Tag: Mars

Mars Wrigley pilots recyclable paper-wrapped Mars® bar in UK

Stuart Mitchell

In a UK-first, Mars, Incorporated is presenting its iconic Mars bar in the UK in paper packaging as part of a new pilot test to explore different packaging options.  Mars will produce the Mars bars wrapped in recyclable paper packaging that will be available for a limited time at Tesco stores.   After extensive development work and investments, the trial will achieve a significant reduction in plastic on the physical Mars bar – a significant step in its journey to innovate toward its packaging commitments.  Following the trial, Mars will use…

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Amcor, Delterra, Mars and P&G Form Strategic Partnership To Tackle Plastic Waste & Develop Circular Economies in the Global South, Commit $6 Million

Stuart Mitchell

Amcor, Delterra, Mars and P&G jointly announce the launch of a strategic partnership to stem the tide of plastic pollution in the Global South. These global leaders will work together to scale upstream and downstream solutions for a circular plastics economy, jointly committing $6 million USD over five years. The announcement comes in the lead-up to the second negotiating committee meeting for a Global Plastics Treaty (INC-2), working to develop a globally binding instrument on plastic pollution. The partners are coming together with a shared commitment to urgent environmental action…

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Mars completes $2.5 billion bond offering marking an important milestone in its sustainability efforts to tackle global environmental and social threats

Stuart Mitchell

Mars, Incorporated have announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced offering of $2.5 billion of senior notes, consisting of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 4.550% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.650% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Sustainability Notes”) and $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes” and, together with the 2028 Notes and the Sustainability Notes, the “Notes”).  The Notes are guaranteed on a joint and several basis by…

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Mars® bar to be certified carbon neutral by January 2023

Stuart Mitchell

Adam Grant, General Manager, Mars Wrigley UK has announced in a letter on their website that the iconic Mars Bar will be carbon neutral by January 2023, copied below. Today we have announced that all Mars bars sold in the UK and Ireland will be certified as carbon neutral by 2023. That’s over 200 million bars sold in the UK and Ireland every single year that will be carbon neutral. This is expected to be roughly equivalent to charging more than 13 billion smartphones, or the same amount of carbon…

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Berry Global and Mars, Incorporated Announce the Launch of Recycled Content Packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global Group, Inc. is collaborating with snack and treats leader Mars, Incorporated to launch its popular pantry-sized treats in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) jars that have been optimized to be lighter weight and include 15% post-consumer resin (PCR). With the shared mission of creating more sustainable packaging solutions, Berry and Mars will launch the new jars for the M&M’S®, SKITTLES®, and STARBURST® brands later this month. The easy-grip square jars are produced at Berry’s manufacturing facility, using a single-pellet, food-grade resin to assure a clean, consistent substrate sourced from mechanical…

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