Mars unveils new offerings at NACS Show

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — Mars Chocolate North America this week has announced a lineup of new products that it will roll out in the next few months — news shared at the annual National Association of Convenience Stores Show in Las Vegas, Nev. Among the new products are a new variety of Snickers Bar and M&Ms — Snickers Crisper and M&M’s Crispy Candies. 

“Snickers Bar is the top-selling and fastest-turning item on shelf, so shoppers will be eager to pick up new Snickers Crisper,” Mars North America’s VP sales Tim LeBel said. “This new item — along with new M&M's Crispy Candies — answers consumers' desire for new textures, which has created a Crispy Crunchy Segment within the chocolate category.”

The full line of new snacks and products includes:

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  Snickers Crisper, which combines crisped rice and peanut beneath a layer of caramel, all coated in milk chocolate;


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  goodnessknows Snack Squares, which will be available in cranberry almond dark chocolate, apple almond and peanut dark chocolate and cherry almond dark chocolate;


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  Combos Baked Snack chocolate fudge pretzel, which have a creamy fudge filling inside a pretzel shell;


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  Dove Chocolate Fruit & Nut, which features fruit and spiced nuts in Dove chocolate and will debut in strawberry and cocoa almond, blueberry and vanilla cashew and raspberry and honey roasted almond;


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  M&M’s to-go bottle, which are reusable bottles that can be re-used and contain M&M’s or peanut M&M’s;


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  M&M’s relaunched Brand Box Pack format;


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  Milky Way Midnight bar, which will be available in a 2 To Go size; and 


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  Seasonal shapes of snacks like Twix Ghosts, Santas, Hearts and Eggs; Snickers Pumpkins, Christmas Trees, Hearts and Eggs; and Milky Way Simply Caramel Bunnies.