Why are M&Ms called M&Ms?!
Why are M&Ms called M&Ms?
Answers:
After the rights were purchased by Forrest Mars Sr. and R. Bruce Murrie in 1939, they had to reintroduce them to the domestic market with a different name because there was already a candy product sold in the U.S. under the name Smarties. To identify their new brand, they combined the first initials of their last names: M & M.
Maybe someone thought 'Smarties' was a bit esoteric.
Who would have guessed that the idea for "M&M's"? Chocolate was born in the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War. Legend has it that on a trip to Spain, Forrest Mars Sr. encountered soldiers who were eating pellets of chocolate that were encased in a hard sugary coating to prevent them from melting. Inspired by this idea, Mr. Mars went back to his kitchen and invented the recipe for "M&M's"? Chocolate.
First sold to the public in 1941, "M&M's"? Chocolate became a favourite of American GIs serving in World War II. Packaged in cardboard tubes, "M&M's"? Chocolate were sold to the military as a convenient snack that travelled well in any climate. By the late 1940s, they became widely available to the public, who gave them an excellent reception. In 1948, the packaging changed from a tube form to the characteristic brown pouch known today.
sounds better thang&g or Q&Q
because nobody would buy them if they were called P&Ps!!