Chocoholics

by Jessica Kitchin   
Posted December 20, 2007

Mars, Inc.

Whether you’ve popped melt-in-your-mouth-not-in-your-hand M&M candies, heated up Uncle Ben’s rice, or opened a Whiskas food pouch for Fluffy, you’ve probably helped make Mars an $18 billion-a-year business. Most of the U.S. operations are based in Hackettstown, and heiress Jacqueline Mars, the state’s richest resident, is worth an estimated $10.5 billion.