WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama finally put his stamp on a token gift treasured by travelers of the presidential 747, reported the Associated Pressboxes of M&M's. Seven months after Obama took office, the small boxes bearing the signature of the 44th president made their debut last weekend in the midst of a four-day, four-state trip through the West.
The patriotic, individual-sized boxes containing red, white and blue peanut M&M's were handed out on the plane Saturday.
On one side: the presidential seal and Obama's signature written in gold. On the other [image-nocss] side: a yellow M&M marching with an American flag.
Mars Inc. makes the bite-sized chocolate candy that has been a staple of Air Force One since at least the Reagan administration, AP said.
Headquartered in Hackettstown, NJ, Mars Snackfood US is the U.S. snack operations of Mars Inc. Headquartered in McLean, Va., Mars is one of the world's largest food companies, generating global revenues of more than $30 billion annually and operating in six business segments: Chocolate, Petcare, Wrigley Gum & Confections, Food, Drinks and Symbioscience. These segments produce some of the world's leading brands: Chocolate (M&M'S, Snickers, Dove, Galaxy, Mars, Milky Way and Twix); Petcare (Pedigree, Whiskas, Sheba, Cesar and Royal Canin); Wrigley Gum & Confections (Orbit, Extra, Starburst, Doublemint and Skittles); Food (Uncle Ben's, Dolmio, Ebly, Masterfoods and Seeds of Change); drinks (Klix and Flavia); and Symbioscience (Wisdom Panel Mx, Seramis and and Cocoapro).
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