History Of M&Ms by Ange-Gretha Ahishakiye https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax period 6 en-us 2019-10-30 12:56:12 UTC 2025-10-08 00:00:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f36b.png anahishaki22 https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404407742 2019-10-30 13:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404407742 The famous sweet dots of chocolate known as M&Ms have a website that gives us general information on the product. anahishaki22 https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404408133 2019-10-30 13:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404408133 in this website it shows us the evolution on the product and when the product started to take off i the 1950's. anahishaki22 https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404411646 2019-10-30 13:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404411646 -M&Ms started to become very popular in the 1950's -this popularity caused many off brand companies to start copying M&MS and make their own version which created the original company to put in the classic M on their M&MS, which started the slogan "look for the M on every piece". -In 1954 , M&Ms released their popular peanut M&MS and The company started to use white print for the M's on the candy instead of black for both the peanuts and the plain. anahishaki22 https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404460863 2019-10-30 14:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404460863 anahishaki22 https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404467297 2019-10-30 14:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404467297 In this Wikipedia website it goes into more depth on the M&M's history in the 50's anahishaki22 https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404467757 2019-10-30 14:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404467757 -Peanut M&M were introduced in 1954 but only in the color tan -In 1958 M&M's company moved from 200 North 12th street in Newark,New Jersey to a bigger factory in Hackettstown, New Jersey. -In 1950's The M&M company worked on being able to coat 3,000 pounds of chocolate in an hour. anahishaki22 https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404469040 2019-10-30 14:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404469040 anahishaki22 https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404483873 2019-10-30 14:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404483873 This Adweek website adds some additionally facts on the candy. anahishaki22 https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404484451 2019-10-30 14:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404484451 -In the 1950's The classic M&M characters made their first appearance in TV, The characters were funny and vacuous. anahishaki22 https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404485388 2019-10-30 14:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/anahishaki22/go2lqdowax/wish/404485388