Mars Inc.

Mars, Incorporated
	Logo used since 2019
Company type	Private
Industry	Food; Veterinary services;
Founded	June 23, 1911 in Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Founder	Franklin Clarence Mars
Headquarters	McLean, Virginia, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	John Franklyn Mars (chairman); Poul Weihrauch; (president and CEO);
Products	Confectionery; Gum; Candy; Mints; Beverages; Foodstuffs; Cereals (outside North America); Crackers; Toaster pastries; Pet food and supplies;
Brands	List of Mars Inc. brands
Services	Manufacturing ; Veterinary
Revenue	US$50 billion (2024)
Owner	Mars family
Number of employees	150,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries	Hotel Chocolat; Wrigley Company; Kellanova (sale pending); VCA Inc.;
Website	mars.com

Mars, Incorporated (doing business as Mars Inc.) is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services founded on June 23, 1911, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and is entirely owned by the Mars family. The company had US$45 billion in annual sales in 2022; that year Forbes ranked the company as the fourth-largest privately held company in the United States.

Mars operates in four subsidiaries around the world: Mars Wrigley Confectionery (headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with U.S. headquarters in Hackettstown and Newark, New Jersey), Petcare (Zaventem, Belgium; Poncitlán, Jalisco, Mexico; Querétaro, Mexico), Food (Rancho Dominguez, California), and MARS Edge (Germantown, Maryland), the company's life sciences division.