{"id":68015,"date":"2023-10-22T07:11:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T07:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/?p=68015"},"modified":"2023-10-22T07:11:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T07:11:17","slug":"people-are-only-just-realising-why-mars-chocolate-has-different-name-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/lifestyle\/people-are-only-just-realising-why-mars-chocolate-has-different-name-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"People are only just realising why Mars chocolate has different name in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone loves a chocolate bar but it's no doubt we all have our favourites. <\/p>\n

And when we jet off abroad, you'll probably find new brands sitting on the shelves. But did you know certain chocolate treats are what you love at home with a different name?<\/p>\n

In the US, Hershey's and Reese's are usually the top tier for chocolate, just like our Cadbury. Now with the Mars bar, it was first manufactured in 1932 in Slough by American Forrest Mars, Sr.<\/p>\n

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It's known for its nougat and caramel flavours, coated with creamy milk chocolate. But in the US, it has a completely different name.<\/p>\n

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In England, a Milky Way bar is just nougat and milk chocolate, whereas Americans could call it a 3 Musketeers bar. The Milky Way bar was first created in 1923 by Frank C. Mars and originally manufactured in Minnesota, US.<\/p>\n

But since both chocolate bars are made by the same company, Mars Inc., why do they have a different name? According to the Mars website, the difference in names comes from having two creators.<\/p>\n

So when Frank invented the Milky Way in 1924, the bar was intended to taste like a milkshake. Frank's son, Forrest, also joined the business but wanted to expand the candy bar empire abroad, while his dad did not.<\/p>\n

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