Mars recognized for fifth time on Fortune’s 2017 Best Companies to Work For list
March 10, 2017
Mars, Incorporated is excited to announce it’s been named to the 2017 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, compiled by the Great Place to Work®, for the fifth consecutive year. The achievement recognizes Mars’ commitment to its Associates and the dedication, passion and creativity they bring to work each day.
With more than 25,000 U.S.-based Associates serving the Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks and Symbioscience segments, Mars is a leading U.S. employer. Best known for its investment in Associate development and the ability to build a lasting and rewarding career, Mars creates growth opportunities that allow Mars Associates the chance to try it all – from switching which business they work in, to experimenting in different functions. Across the U.S., 12 percent of U.S. Associates have grown their careers at Mars for more than twenty years.
A Mars Petcare factory is based in Columbia, SC,
About Mars, Incorporated
Mars, Incorporated is a private, family-owned business with more than a century of history, $35 billion in sales, and six diverse business segments producing some of the world’s best-loved brands: PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, IAMS®, BANFIELD® CESAR® (Petcare); M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE®, GALAXY®, MARS®, MILKY WAY®, TWIX® (Chocolate); DOUBLEMINT®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES® (Wrigley); UNCLE BEN’S®, DOLMIO®, MASTERFOODS®, SEEDS OF CHANGE® (Food); ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS™, THE BRIGHT TEA COMPANY™, KLIX® FLAVIA® (Drinks); and COCOAVIA® (Symbioscience). Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in 421 facilities across 78 countries, where our more than 80,000 Associates —all united by the company’s Five Principles of Quality, Efficiency, Responsibility, Mutuality and Freedom –strive every day to create relationships with our stakeholders that deliver growth we are proud of.
