back in the old days when snickers used to be called marathons, werent mars bars like really rock hard, and tasted different?
Then one day someone changed them and they became like milkyway bars with a bit of caramel added.
DID I IMAGINE THIS OR DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?
2006-08-17 21:37:41 · 15 answers · asked by BRICK 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
No you didn't imagine it....
"In 2002, the UK Mars Bar was reformulated and repackaged. The nougat was made lighter, the chocolate on top became noticeably thinner, and the overall weight of the bar was reduced slightly. This brought it closer in style to the European Milky Way and the North American 3 Musketeers bars. The packaging was also redesigned with a less-bold and more cursive logo. The famous slogan "A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play" was also replaced with "Pleasure you can't measure".
The reasoning behind this was to increase its "treat" appeal to the female market; previously, Mars had been associated with a somewhat masculine and sporty image."
However, before the 2002 changes, the Mars had been growing steadily in size since the early 1980s.
2006-08-17 22:06:09 · answer #1 · answered by nige_but_dim 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-11 15:24:17 · answer #2 · answered by midkiff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Did mars bars used to be different?
back in the old days when snickers used to be called marathons, werent mars bars like really rock hard, and tasted different?
Then one day someone changed them and they became like milkyway bars with a bit of caramel added.
DID I IMAGINE THIS OR DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?
2015-08-16 17:16:23 · answer #3 · answered by Claire 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree they are not as tasty maybe it's because in 2002, the UK Mars Bar was reformulated and repackaged.The nougat was made lighter, the chocolate on top became noticeably thinner, and the overall weight of the bar was reduced slightly. This brought it closer in style to the European Milky Way and the North American 3 Musketeers bars.
2016-03-14 05:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope. they have always been Mars Bars. Grandfather mars made them many years back for his family then founded the company Mars. Now Mars own other companies such as Master Foods.
Mars bars have changed in taste due to the mass production.
2006-08-17 21:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mars bars when I was a kid 65 years ago were larger, and cheaper, they then cost 6p in predecimal days.
That means 40 of them for £1
2006-08-17 21:46:47 · answer #6 · answered by Brian H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually masterfoods own Mars, and among others, Pedigree chum would you believe
I don't know, I was always a cola bottle, cube and tom thumb drops man ... never been a big chocolate eater
2006-08-17 21:47:40 · answer #7 · answered by Morph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they did they tasted like a milky way bar with toffee, try the original mars bar if you can get them I have seen them. and you will get a taster of it.
2006-08-17 21:41:41 · answer #8 · answered by sarell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, because global warming has increased the temperature of local newsagents rendering the mars bar softer than it was in the 80's and 90's
2006-08-17 21:47:14 · answer #9 · answered by sadie 69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know I think you have a point. Apart from they used to be bigger, I remember them being a lot chewier too!!
2006-08-17 21:40:59 · answer #10 · answered by Stephen H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋