Mars Inc. News

Mars Loses Appeal to Undo Dismissal of COVID-19 Business Loss Claims

Petcare, food and candy company Mars Inc. has lost its bid to revive its claims against Factory Mutual Insurance Co. for business interruption losses it incurred during the coronavirus pandemic. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals last week upheld the …

Mars Wrigley Candy Factory Fined Over Workers’ Falls Into Vat of Chocolate

Federal workplace safety authorities have fined a central Pennsylvania confectionary factory more than $14,500 following an accident last year in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Mars Wrigley in the …

Judge Nixes Mars COVID-19 Insurance Bid But Leaves $1M Door Ajar

The U.S. District Court for Eastern Virginia has dismissed a complaint by petcare and food company Mars Inc. seeking insurance coverage for COVID-19-related business interruption claims. Insurer FM Global sought and won the dismissal of the complaint against the $5 …

Mars Sued by Wisconsin Woman in Chocolate Trademark Matter

A Wisconsin woman who won the first round of a trademark lawsuit brought by Mars Inc. is suing the confectionary giant. Syovata Edari wants a federal judge to declare that her Madison-made chocolates, called CocoVaa, do not infringe on Mars’ …

Mars’ Trademark Suit Against Wisconsin Chocolatier Dismissed

A federal judge on June 30 dismissed a lawsuit from candy maker Mars Inc. against a Wisconsin woman the company claimed violated a company trademark with chocolates she makes. The McLean, Virginia-based company filed the lawsuit in its home state …

Mars Recalls Chocolate Bars Made in Dutch Factory; Plastic Found in Snickers Bar

Mars Inc. has recalled chocolate bars and other products in 55 countries, mainly in Europe, due to choking risk after a piece of plastic was found in a Snickers bar in Germany. All of the recalled products, which include Mars, …

Insurance Agent Takes Stand on Gay Marriage in Supreme Court Case

Today David Kosar can be considered one of the nation’s most outspoken insurance agents on the issue of gay marriage. Kosar, owner of David Kosar Insurance Agency-American Family in Everett, Wash., has joined an amicus brief filed by 278 businesses, …