MARS Incorporated is a privately owned company that is a world leader in each of its main businesses - branded snack foods, petcare products and main meal foods. MARS Inc. consists of 53 factories operating in 37 countries employing 28,000 associates throughout the world. MARS Snack and ice cream brands are amongst the world's best loved and the most widely available confectionery. M & M's Chocolates, MARS Bar, Snickers Bar and Twix Biscuit Bar are four biggest confectionary brands in the world. MARS Inc. offers also some of the best known petcare brands such as Pedigree and Wiskas. The Uncle Ben's range is also noted throughout the world for convenient, nutritious and the best quality main meal products.