Mars’ Chief Science Officer Interviewed In UC Davis’ Innovator Magazine
Newly launched e-magazine features interview and Q&A with Harold Schmitz
NEW YORK, NY (November 7, 2014) - In its newly launched online magazine, Innovator, UC Davis Graduate School of Management interviews Mars’ Chief Science Officer, Harold Schmitz, for a feature that discusses Mars’ collaboration with UC Davis MBA students on developing a framework to establish the “Gold Standard of Food Safety”. The magazine also features a Q&A with Harold Schmitz that highlights the recent Innovation Institute announcement, the history between Mars and UC Davis and Mars’ approach to business and the importance of uncommon collaborations with academia.
In September, UC Davis and Mars, Incorporated announced that they are to launch a first-of-its kind innovation institute to deliver Silicon Valley-type breakthroughs in food, agriculture and health.
To read more, please visit: http://innovator.gsm.ucdavis.edu/on-a-mission-from-mars/ http://innovator.gsm.ucdavis.edu/mba-team-tackles-food-safety/
About Mars, Incorporated
In 1911, Frank C. Mars made the first Mars candies in his Tacoma, Washington kitchen and established Mars’ first roots as a confectionery company. In the 1920s, Forrest E. Mars, Sr. joined his father in business and together they launched the MILKY WAY® bar. In 1932, Forrest, Sr. moved to the United Kingdom with a dream of building a business based on the objective of creating a “mutuality of benefits for all stakeholders” – this objective serves as the foundation of Mars, Incorporated today. Based in McLean, Virginia, Mars has net sales of more than $33 billion, six business segments including Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks, Symbioscience, and more than 75,000 Associates worldwide that are putting its Principles into action to make a difference for people and the planet through its performance.
Mars brands include: Petcare – PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, BANFIELD® Pet Hospital, CESAR®, SHEBA®, DREAMIES® and NUTRO®; Chocolate – M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE®, GALAXY®, MARS®, MILKY WAY® and TWIX®; Wrigley – DOUBLEMINT®, EXTRA®, ORBIT® and 5™ chewing gums, SKITTLES® and STARBURST® candies, and ALTOIDS® AND LIFESAVERS® mints. Food – UNCLE BEN’S®, DOLMIO®, EBLY®, MASTERFOODS®, SEEDS OF CHANGE® and ROYCO®; Drinks – ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS™, THE BRIGHT TEA COMPANY™, KLIX® and FLAVIA®; Symbioscience – COCOAVIA® and WISDOM PANEL®.
For more information about Mars, Incorporated, please visit www.mars.com. Follow us: facebook.com/mars, twitter.com/marsglobal, youtube.com/mars, linkedin.com/company/mars
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