M&M's Milk Chocolate Candy, 42-Ounce Package

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In July 2001, dulce de leche M&M's were introduced in five markets with large Hispanic populations: Los Angeles, California; San Diego, California; Miami, Florida; McAllen- Brownsville, Texas; and San Antonio, Texas. [24] The flavor never became popular with the Hispanic community, who preferred existing M&M's flavors, and it was discontinued in most areas by early 2003. [25]

Flanagan, Graham (June 17, 2014). "How M&Ms Passed On The Product Placement Opportunity Of A Lifetime". Business Insider. Archived from the original on February 5, 2019 . Retrieved September 6, 2019. The only reason Reese's Pieces got the lucrative product placement in the first place was because M&Ms had already refused the filmmakers permission to use its product in the film

In the USA these M&M's are gluten-free by ingredients, and celiacs have been eating them for years without issues (these don't have a "may contain wheat" warning):

Major milk chocolate producers include Ferrero, Hershey, Mondelez, Mars and Nestlé; collectively these supply over half of the world's chocolate. Four-fifths of all milk chocolate is sold in the United States and Europe, and increasing amounts are consumed in both China and Latin America. Poelmans, Eline; Swinnen, Johann (2019). "A Brief Economic History of Chocolate". In Squicciarini, Johan F. M.; Swinnen, Mara P. (eds.). The Economics of Chocolate. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp.11–42. ISBN 978-0-19883-340-6. Owen, Rob (February 17, 2012). "TV Q&A: 'The Good Wife,' awards shows and 'The Little Couple' ". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012 . Retrieved February 17, 2012. Jemjoo Wonderful gift Fabulous gift box with an amazing range of treats in a beautifully presented box Smee, Taryn (August 8, 2018). "Candy Wars: Did M&M's Steal their Concept from Smarties?". The Vintage News . Retrieved November 1, 2023.

Other mascots that were introduced, but no longer used, are Almond, the original green guy; Orange, a female peanut character; Chocolate Bar (voiced by Phil Hartman), [56] the first non-M&M character that always gets foiled or outdone by Red and Yellow by being melted, as M&M's do not melt; and the Swarmees for M&M's Minis candies, which are portrayed as destructive yet crafty troublemakers whom Red and Yellow are always trying unsuccessfully to contain after they accidentally released them in the product's initial commercial. Li, Fan; Mo, Di (2019). "The Burgeoning Chocolate Market in China". In Squicciarini, Johan F. M.; Swinnen, Mara P. (eds.). The Economics of Chocolate. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp.383–399. ISBN 978-0-19883-340-6.null Surprise Birthday Present This was a surprise birthday present for my friend and she was really pleased. The first incarnation of the characters in CGI was a 1994 celebrity campaign which had the characters interacting with celebrities on which M&Ms candy color is their favorite. This campaign was created by Blue Sky Studios. Concurrent with 1995's blue M&M campaign, M&M's introduced second computer-animated "spokescandies" in their television commercials. The depiction and campaign of the M&M's were made by Will Vinton in 1995. Vinton previously created the clay-animated California Raisins in 1986. Around the time he worked on CGI projects, he made the depiction of the M&M's as more mature than most food mascots. These include the team of the cynical and sardonic Red (originally voiced by Jon Lovitz, thereafter Billy West) [54] who is the mascot for milk chocolate, peanut butter, and crispy M&M's, and the happy and gullible Yellow (originally voiced by John Goodman, thereafter J.K. Simmons), who is the mascot for Peanut M&M's (he was originally known as "Peanut" when first introduced). Other mascots include the "cool one", Blue (voiced by Robb Pruitt) [55] [56] who is the mascot for Almond M&M's; the seductive Green (her personality is a reference to the 1970s urban legend that green M&Ms were aphrodisiacs) [57] (voiced by Cree Summer and Larissa Murray), [56] who is the mascot for both Dark Chocolate Mint and Peanut Butter M&M's, and the slightly neurotic Orange (voiced by Eric Kirchberger), who was introduced when Crispy M&M's were first released and returned when Pretzel M&M's debuted in 2010. Orange, upon his return, was joined by the second non-M&M mascot, Pretzel Guy, who "supports" him and offers helpful advice as he hates the idea of having a pretzel put inside his body.