America’s Top Selling Candy

Ever wonder what the best selling candy is in America? What is the first candy that comes to mind when you think of candy coated chocolate? You probably guessed it correctly and just about everyone has enjoyed eating M&M’s in their life.

M&M's Best Selling Candy

M&M’s are manufactured by Mars and is the number 1 selling candy in America with annual sales topping 673.2 million!

 

Americas Best Selling Candy M&M's

Originally named after it’s two inventors (Forrest Mars Sr. and R. Murrie), M&M’s at first were packaged in a plastic tube and only came in one variety which was plain milk chocolate.  Today there are a large variety of M&M’s to choose from including peanut M&M’s which were added in 1954, M&M’s colors,  M&M’s with personalized messages for birthday’s, milestones, M&M mini tubes, NFL, NBA and even bridal shower treats and weddings.

Everyone loves chocolate and it has even been studied by scientists to show that by eating chocolate you can help improve your math skills by increasing the dopamine in your brain to make you happy and is more reason to buy chocolate!

Source:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/5095760/Scientists-reveal-how-eating-chocolate-can-help-improve-your-maths.html

 

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