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Foreign-owned

Is M&Ms Canadian?

No

This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.

What we found

Owned by Mars, Inc. (private family company, USA). Mars family controls 100% of Mars Incorporated. Mars Wrigley division manufactures M&Ms globally.

The receipt

VerdictForeign-owned
CategorySupermarket
HQMcLean, Virginia (USA)
Confidencehigh
EvidenceGovernment registry / filing
Sourcehttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108601/000010860102000002/form… registry record
“SEC EDGAR 10-K filed 2002-02-05 by WRIGLEY WILLIAM JR CO names M&Ms — parent company's own annual filing.”

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