Mars Becomes World's Largest Candy Maker

When Mars purchased Wrigley's yesterday afternoon, it became the world's largest candy maker, dethroning Britain's Cadbury.Wrigley's was founded in 1891, originally as a soap company, and the publicly held company had been controlled by the Wrigley family for more than 100 years. Descendants of Frank Mars continue to run the privately held Mars company which began selling butter cream candies in