Making A List? Checking It Twice? Make It Memorable with MY M&M'S Chocolate Candies

This holiday season, MY M&M’S® Chocolate Candies is helping you find some truly personal gifts – personalized MY M&M’S with faces and special messages. Available in 20 custom colors, consumers can use an uploaded headshot or holiday-themed clip art – along with personalized messages like “Season’s Greetings” or “Happy Holidays” – to create unique gifts or party favors. MY M&M’S® is also sweetening the holiday season with an expanded selection of offerings.

“MY M&M’S® is the holiday helper that will capture the hearts – and smiles – of family and friends alike,” said Jim Cass, vice president and general manager, Mars Direct, Inc. “Whether you’re looking for a fun stocking stuffer for dad, a unique teacher’s gift, or one-of-a-kind party favors, MY M&M’S® can help you make the holidays personally unforgettable.”

New Holiday Surprises Add a Special Touch
MY M&M’S® is introducing special gift and packaging options to help add an extra personalized touch to your holidays. This year’s holiday offerings include:

A winter-themed gift box featuring a decorative band around the box with three, 7-ounce bags, starting at $39.99

Holiday-themed teddy bear with three personalized 7-ounce bags, starting at $49.99

Festive, holiday stocking with one, 7-ounce bag for $21.99
Ordering MY M&M’S®
MY M&M’S® can be ordered online at www.mymms.com. In addition to the holiday offerings, MY M&M’S® Faces and messages are available in 7-ounce bags at $13.99 per bag (minimum order: 3 bags); a 5- or 10-pound bulk box for $162.50 or $312.50, respectively; or a variety of 1.75-ounce party favors (minimum order: 20 bags), priced at $4.69 - $5.79 per item. MY M&M’S® Faces are a fun way to tell your personalized story in a brand new way.

For more information about all MY M&M’S offerings, visit www.mymms.com.

About MY M&M’S®:
MY M&M’S® is the personalized brand extension of M&M’S® Chocolate Candies, which is owned by Mars, Incorporated, one of the world’s leading food manufacturers. The personalized printing option officially launched in 2005, and MY M&M’S® Faces launched in summer of 2008. MY M&M’S® are available in 25 different colors. Twenty colors can be customized with Faces and personal messages in a variety of fonts. MY M&M’S® can be ordered online at www.mymms.com or by calling 888-696-6788. Favors are also available. Baseball, football and basketball fans can also support their favorite teams with MY Team M&M’S® MLB, NFL and NBA Blends. MY M&M’S® MEMORABLE MOMENTS™ blends, feature Disney and Disney·Pixar characters and movies.

About Mars Chocolate North America:
Mars Chocolate North America is the North American chocolate operations of Mars, Incorporated. Mars, Incorporated is a private, family-owned company founded in 1911 and employing more than 65,000 associates at over 230 sites, including 135 factories, in 68 countries worldwide Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, U.S.A., Mars, Incorporated is one of the world’s largest food companies, generating global revenues of more than $28 billion annually and operating in six business segments: Chocolate, Petcare, Wrigley Gum and Confections, Food, Drinks, and Symbioscience. These segments produce some of the world’s leading brands: Chocolate – M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE®, GALAXY®, MARS®, MILKY WAY® and TWIX®; Petcare – PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, SHEBA®, CESAR® and ROYAL CANIN®; Wrigley – ORBIT®, EXTRA®, STARBURST®, DOUBLEMINT® and SKITTLES®; Food – UNCLE BEN’S®, DOLMIO®, EBLY®, MASTERFOODS® and SEEDS OF CHANGE®; Drinks – KLIX® and FLAVIA®; Symbioscience – WISDOM PANEL™, SERAMIS®, CIRKUHEALTH™ and COCOAPRO®.

For more information, please visit www.mars.com.