“Skittles got banned in California,” my friend wrote. This, following a text I sent about the recipe I’d be making for today’s Cooking & Eating section. I had a few other ideas up my sleeve, but while ...

It takes the maker of M&M's, Skittles and Snickers two years to get ready for Halloween. Before coming up with a new product, Mars Wrigley polls customers on what they want. Its food scientists test ...

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If you are anything like me, you probably love candy. It’s delicious, it’s decadent, and it makes for a great mid-day treat (I just inhaled some Sour Patch Kids, a peanut butter cup and way too many M ...

Before coming up with a new product, Mars Wrigley polls customers on what they want. Its food scientists test out several variations and perfect their recipes. Then its marketing team pulls together a ...

Today, Skittles branding is featured prominently throughout the space — in office conference rooms and hallways and throughout the sprawling, sweet-scented factory itself, where the candies are made ...