#10 – Snickers Was Named After A Horse

The candy bar originated in 1930. The candy bar was initially called Marathon in the U.K., but Mars decided to scrap the British brand. One of Frank Mars’ favorite horses was named Snickers. The candy bar was renamed in 1990. Snickers is the best selling chocolate bar of all time.

#9 – Opal Fruits Had The Same Fate As Marathon

Opal Fruits were managed by Mars in the U.K. in 1960. They were introduced in the U.S. under the name of Starburst in 1967. The manufacturer, Mars, again rebranded the name in the U.K. to Starburst. However, many people in the U.K. fought against the name change. Eventually, the Starburst name was accepted.

#8- 3 Musketeers Used To Have 3 Pieces

This candy was first introduced in 1932. At that time, it contained 3 pieces of different flavors: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. World War II war restrictions and rising costs phased out the vanilla and strawberry.

#7 – The 1920’s Saw The Creation Of A Lot Of Candy Bars

Unfortunately, only a handful of them survived…

• Chicken Dinner (actually survived until the 1960’s)
• Fat Emmas
• Big Dearos
• Butterfinger*
• Milky Way
• Vegetable Sandwich
• Kandy Kate (rebranded as Baby Ruth)*
• Oh Henry!
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
• Milky Way

*The original recipes for these 2 candies were lost. When Standard Brands Company (who owned Curtiss Candy Company) was bought out by Nabisco in 1981, the original recipes could not be found. No one remembered how to make them so Nabisco had to create new recipes that consumers would not recognize as different from the original recipe.

#6 – More Candy Came In The 1930’s

A lot of delicious candy was invented in the 1930’s.

• Snickers
• Zagnut
• 3 Musketeers Bar
• Kit Kat
• Pearson’s Salted Nut Roll
• 5th Avenue Candy Bar
• Nestle’s Crunch