History Of The Snicker Candy Bar

Snicker is a candy manufactured by the company

, Masterfoods. The company's first product is Mars candy. This company is based in New Jersey. A Snicker bar has peanuts, caramel and chocolate. It is one of the best selling candies in the United States. Many people also wonder the answer to the question, when was the first Snicker bar made. There are three answers to this question.

1. The first answer to the question, when was the first Snicker bar made was in 1930 when the company, Masterfoods first introduce the product. The name Snicker was derived from the name of Frank Mars' horse. In Ireland and United Kingdom it was first named Marathon.

2. The second answer to the question, when was the first Snicker bar made was in 1930 when Frank Mars decided to make another candy that has a different flavor from Mars candy bar. He was the one who created the distinct flavor of Snicker. He mixed nougat and peanut butter together to form big slabs. Then he added toppings on it. He put roasted peanuts as well as caramel then he covered it in thick chocolate.

3. The third answer to the question when was the first Snicker bar made was when Frank Mars decided that it will be the second product of his company. He made several bars from his second recipe and wrapped it. He sold it in several stores in America for 20 cents. The finished candies are then checked, wrapped and then shipped to different stores across the country. It was first sold in America for five cents only.

From the forties to the fifties Snicker was a major sponsor of the Howdy Doody Show. Then in the sixties Snicker in fun size was first sold. Then many years after that Snicker had more variations and it became more popular with the young people. In the seventies it is one of the best selling snack bars when people watch movies.

A Snicker bar weighs two ounces. It has two hundred seventy three calories. It has corn syrup, skim milk, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, lactose, sugar, peanuts, milk chocolate and other artificial flavors. Some of its variations include, Snickers Munch, Snickers Gold, Snickers Almond, Snickers Marathon, Snickers Duo and Snickers Ice Cream Bar, Snickers Dark and Snickers Extreme. In 2000, Masterfoods introduced the deep fried Snicker bar. It gained popularity in the United States, Australia and United Kingdom.

Today the Snicker candy continues to be one of the best selling candies in many countries. It is also one of the major sponsors for sport events like NASCAR races and football games.

by: Brian Jones

POST COMMENT

What Are The Benefits Of Article Distribution? How To Come Up With Exciting Topics For Your Ezine The History Of Www And Html The Faster Way For Free Ebooks Downloads Pdf The Story Behind the Crystal Prince Fujitsu Lifebook T2020 Green Bay Packer History Memorable Asheville, Nc: History, Nature And Fun The City Has It All Archiving Your Ezines And Newsletters Online To Improve Sales History Of Ink Top Tips On How Compelling Ezine Ads Can Add To List Building Create An Ebook In A Few Days: What's The Secret? How To Create Catchy Ezine Ads For List Building