Milk Chocolate is the first ever M&M's variety that started it all. Originally known as "plain" M&M's, these candies were introduced in 1941.
History[]
Forrest Mars, Sr., son of the founder of the Mars Company Frank C. Mars, invented the idea for the candy in the 1930s during the Spanish Civil War when he saw soldiers eating chocolate pellets with a hard shell of tempered chocolate surrounding the inside, preventing the candies from melting. Mars received a patent for his own process on March 3, 1941.[3] Production began in 1941 in a factory located at 285 Badger Avenue in Clinton Hill, Newark, New Jersey. When the company was originally founded it was M&M Limited. [4] The two "M's" represent the names of Forrest E. Mars Sr., the founder of Newark Company and Bruce Murrie (son of Hershey's Chocolate president William F. R. Murrie)[5] who had a 20 percent share in the product. The arrangement allowed the candies to be made with Hershey chocolate which had control of the rationed chocolate at the time.[6]
The practicality of the candies during World War II caused an increase in production and its factory moved to bigger quarters at 200 North 12th Street in Newark, New Jersey where they remained until 1958 when it moved to a bigger factory at Hackettstown, New Jersey. During the war, the candies were exclusively sold to the military. Milk Chocolate M&M's were originally sold in plastic tubes, and not the trademark brown bag that we all know today. The M&M's were also all brown. After the success of M&M's during the war, they were eventually sold to the public. Parents were on board to buy the product, however, M&M's needed something to draw kids in. To do this, commercials with colorful M&M characters were made, an the colors of the candies themselves were changed from all brown to a variety of colors such as red, yellow and green. More colors were added throughout the years. Today, Milk Chocolate M&M's are one of the most popular candies around, and are very successful world wide as they were sold in all the 6 colours Red, Orange, Green, Yellow, Blue and Brown.
Trivia[]
The flavor is very popular.
During world war 2, these were reserved for the military cause they’re simple to carry, heat resistant, and easy to ration out. (Please keep cause its true)
Gallery
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The original tubes that M&M's were sold in.
Package From 2001-2013 (still seen in all stores since 2014)
package seen from 1991-1994
A vintage M&M's bag with the four original colors. Notice how it's labeled "plain" instead of "Milk Chocolate".
A bag released when the color blue was added.
The original "Fun Size" bags before the "Milk Chocolate" re-name.
The "Fun Size" design used after "Plain" M&M's were re-named "Milk Chocolate" M&M's.
The 1.69 Ounce Bag design that has been used from 2001-2004 (still seen in some stores since 2005)
The 1.69 Ounce Bag design that has been used from 2004-2009
The 5.30 Ounce bag design that has been used from 2004-2009.
The 11.17 Ounce Bag design that has been used from 2004-2009
The 11.17 Ounce Bag design that has been used from October 1, 2004-October 31, 2009
The 14 Ounce Bag design that has been used from 2004-2007
The 14 Ounce Bag design that has been used from 2004-2009
The "Fun Size" bag design used from 2004-2010.
The "Fun Size" bag designs that have been used since 2005
The 11.17 Ounce Bag design that has been used since 2005
The 8.20 Ounce bag design that has been used from 2009-2010.
The 9.45 Ounce bag design that has been used from 2009-2010.
The 12.60 Ounce bag design that has been used from 2009-2010.
The 42 Ounce bag design that has been used from 2009-2010.
The 1.69 Ounce bag design that has been used from 2010-2014.
The 3.18 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2010-2014.
The 3.40 Ounce Boxes that has been used from 2010-2014.
The 5.30 Ounce Boxes that has been used from 2010-2014.
The 81.12 Ounce Boxes that has been used from 2010-2014.
The "Fun Size" bag designs that has been used from 2011-2014. (NOTE: These Packages were seen in the United States and South Korea)
The 3.18 Ounce bags that has been used from 2011-2014.
The 14 Ounce bags that has been used from 2014-2016.
The "Fun Size" bags that have been used from 2014-2020. (NOTE: These Packages were seen in the United States and South Korea)
The 1.69 ounce bag design that has been used from 2014-2020.
The 2.83 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2014-2020
The 3.10 Ounce Boxes that has been used from 2014-2020
The 10.53 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2014-2020
The bag design that was used since 2016.
The 81.12 Ounce Boxes that was used from 2014-2020
The 3.14 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2017-2020
The 5.30 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2017-2020 (NOTE: These Packages were seen in the United States and South Korea)
The 5.50 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2017-2020
The 10.70 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2017-2020
The 19.20 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2017-2020
The 62 Ounce Tubs that has been used from 2019-2024 (NOTE: These Packages were seen at BJ's Wholesale Club and Sam's Club)
The 3 Ounce Candy Cane Tubes that has been used since 2020
The 8.09 Ounce Bags that has been used since 2020
The 10.70 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2021
The 1.30 Ounce Bags that has been used between 2020-2022
The 62 Ounce Tubs that has been used from 2020-2022
The 1.62 Ounce Chocolate Bars that has been used from 2020-2023
The 3 Ounce Candy Cane Tubes that has been used from 2020-2023
The 5.50 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2023
The 10 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2023
The 10.70 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2023
The current 19.20 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2023
The 62 Ounce Tubs that has been used from 2020-2023
The Fun Size bags that has been used from 2020-2024 (NOTE: These Packages were seen in the United States and South Korea)
The 1.69 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2024
The 1.72 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2024
The 2.55 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2024
The 3.10 Ounce Boxes that has been used from 2020-2024
The 3.14 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2024
The 5.16 Ounce Bottles that has been used from 2020-2024
The 5.30 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2024 (NOTE: These Packages were seen in the United States and South Korea)
The 10.53 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2024
The 14 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2024 (NOTE: These packages were seen in the United States and Malaysia)
The 38 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2020-2024
The 60.84 Ounce Boxes that has been used from 2020-2024
The 75.36 Ounce Boxes that has been used from 2020-2024
The 81.12 Ounce Boxes that has been used from 2020-2024
The 10 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2021-2023
The 10.13 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2021-2023
The Current 1.30 Ounce Bags that has been used since 2023
The 5 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2023-2024
The 10 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2023-2024
The 18 Ounce Bags that has been used from 2023-2024
The 10 Ounce Bags that has been used for Summer 2024
The 10 Ounce Bags that has been used since Valentine's Day 2024
The 62 Ounce Tubs that has been used since Valentine's Day 2024
The 10 Ounce Bags that has been used since Easter 2024
The 10.53 Ounce Bags that has been used since Easter 2024
The 38 Ounce Bags that has been used since Easter 2024
The 10 Ounce Bags that has been used since Halloween 2024
The Fun Size Bags that has been used since Holiday 2024 (NOTE: These bags were used in the United States and South Korea)
The 7 Ounce Bags that has been used since Holiday 2024
The 3.10 Ounce Boxes that has been used since Holiday 2024
The 10 Ounce Bags that has been used since Holiday 2024
The 38 Ounce Bags that has been used since Holiday 2024
The 62 Ounce Tubs that has been used since Holiday 2024
The Fun Size Bags that has been used since 2024 (NOTE: These Packages were seen in the United States and South Korea)
The Current 1.69 Ounce Bags that has been used since 2024
The Current 3.10 Ounce Boxes that has been used since 2024
The Current 3.14 Ounce Bags that has been used since 2024
The Current 5 Ounce Bags that has been used since 2024
The Current 10 Ounce Bags that has been used since 2024
The current 10.53 Ounce Bags that has been used since 2024
The Current 18 Ounce Bags that has been used since 2024
The Current 38 Ounce Bags that has been used since 2024
The 81.12 Boxes that has been used since 2024
The 7 Ounce Bags that has been used for Valentine's Day 2025
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 2 Christmas colors (Red and Green) from 2011-onwards
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 2 Valentine's Day colors (Red and Pink)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in Blue and White colored shells
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in Brown and White colored shells
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in Green and White colored shells
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in Purple and White colored shells
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in Red and White color shells
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in Yellow and White color shells
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 3 colors (Dark Green, Electric Green and Teal)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 3 colors (Dark Pink, Pink and White)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 3 colors (Light Purple, Purple and Silver)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 3 Christmas colors (Red, White and Green)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 3 Flamingo colors (Pink, White and Dark Pink)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 3 Halloween colors (Orange, Purple and Lime Green) from 2019-onwards
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 4 Las Vegas colors (Red, Yellow, Blue and White)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 4 Mermaid colors (Blue, Light Blue, Pink and Light Purple)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 4 Romance/Valentine's Day colors (Red, Pink, Dark Pink and White)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies in 5 Easter Pastel colors
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Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 6 colors (Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange and Brown)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 6 Mystical colors (Pink, Dark Pink, White, Aqua, Light Purple and Light Blue)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 6 Mystical colors (Pink, Dark Pink, White, Aqua, Light Purple and Light Blue)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 6 Spring colors (Electric Green, Yellow, Pink, Light Blue, Light Purple and White)
Here is a shot of M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies that come in 22 colors
M&M's Gift Jar filled with M&M's Cupid's/Romance/Valentine's Day blend Milk Chocolate Candies
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M&M's Shoe-shaped Gift Box filled with Birthday Blend M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies
M&M's Teddy Bear Gift Box filled with Birthday Blend M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies
M&M's Teddy Bear Gift Box filled with Romance/Valentine's Day Blend M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies
Kitchen Sink's Killer Brownie topped with M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies at Giant Food Stores in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, United States
Ten Acre Gifts Cast Iron Chocolate Chip Cookie Skillet topped with M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies
Red, White and Blue M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies as seen at IT'SUGAR Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies as seen at the A.Y.C.E. Buffet in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies as seen at the Hong Kong Garden Seafood • Dim Sum Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies as seen at Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States
M&M's Milk Chocolate & Peanut Chocolate Candies as seen at the Hong Kong Garden Seafood • Dim Sum Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
M&M's Color Blast Mix Milk and Peanut Chocolate Candies as seen at M&M's World in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
M&M's Las Vegas Blend Milk and Peanut Chocolate Candies as seen at M&M's World in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
M&M's Mermaid Mix Milk and Peanut Chocolate Candies as seen at M&M's World in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
M&M's Mystical Mix Milk and Peanut Chocolate Candies as seen at M&M's World in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
M&M's Spring Blend Milk and Peanut Chocolate Candies as seen at M&M's World in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
M&M's Cupid's/Romance/Valentine's Day blend Milk and Peanut Chocolate Candies as seen at M&M's World in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Walmart's Candy Cookies made with M&M's Chocolate Candies at Walmart in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Milk Chocolate in the Classic Mix Share Size Bags from 2021-2024
Milk Chocolate in the Classic Mix Sharing Size Bags from 2021-2024
Milk Chocolate in the Classic Mix Sharing Size Bags from 2024-Present
Milk Chocolate in the Classic Mix Family Size Bags from 2024-Present
Milk Chocolate in the Classic Mix Bag along with Peanut and Peanut Butter
Milk Chocolate in the Classic Mix along with Peanut and Peanut Butter as seen at M&M's World in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Milk Chocolate in the Halloween Fun Size Bag 15 Pack along with Peanut and Peanut Butter
Milk Chocolate in the Fun Size Bag 35 Pack along with Peanut and Peanut Butter
Milk Chocolate in the Halloween Fun Size Bag 35 Pack along with Peanut and Peanut Butter
Unknown Japanese Party Pack
Unknown Japanese Party Pack Variety Mix
The 100 Calorie bag design that has been used from 2014-2020