Mars Incorporated
Budget
€800 — €0
EP Access
3
accredited persons
Staff
3
2.25 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated, has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and pet care products and services, we employ 140,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $45 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world's best-loved brands, including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M's®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, BEN'S ORIGINAL™, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses, including AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, and VCA™.
EU Legislative Interests
Circular Economy; International trade; Supply chain transparency; Corporate Governance; Unfair trading practices; Corporate taxation; Sustainable food systems; Food safety (contaminant additives); Nutrition labelling; Health and Nutrition; Dual quality; New technologies in food; Pet food related legislation; Consumer protection, Packaging (recycling, design, etc.).
Communication Activities
Website: www.mars.com https://www.mars.com/about/policies-and-practices https://www.linkedin.com/company/mars/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
AIM AmCham EU CAOBISCO CEREAL CIUS EFDC EUFIC EU Pledge European Food Forum (EFF) European Snacking Association EUROPEN FEDIAF Flexible Packaging Initiative FoodDrinkEurope International Sweeteners Association World Federation of Advertisers (WFA)
Organisation Members
n/a
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.