M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies

M&M's are a globally recognized confectionery brand featuring colorful, button-shaped chocolates with a hard candy shell, each traditionally printed with a lowercase 'm'. Originally introduced to the United States in 1941, the brand was inspired by a method used during the Spanish Civil War to allow soldiers to carry chocolate in warm climates without it melting.

Today, M&M's are produced in various facilities worldwide to meet regional demand. In the United States, primary manufacturing occurs in sites like Hackettstown, New Jersey, and Cleveland, Tennessee. For the European and UK markets, production is often based in Haguenau, France, and Slough, United Kingdom. The brand remains a core part of the Mars, Incorporated portfolio, maintaining its status as one of the world's most successful candy brands.