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An Overview of the History of Skittles CandyTo look at the history of Skittles candy, it's not a bad idea to take a brief glance at the history of the Mars candy company. Frank C. Mars and his wife Ethel started the Mars company back in 1911. Well before this time, Frank was making candy with his Mom as a young boy. Later, he and his wife Ethel began producing candy in their Tacoma, Washington kitchen. It was from this humble beginning, that the huge Mars candy company has grown.
Now on to the history of Skittles candy... Skittles were first sold in Europe starting around 1974. In 1979, Skittles first started to be imported for sale in the United States. They continued to be manufactured in Europe and exported to the US up until 1982. At that point, Skittles sold in the US also began to be produced in the US. A wide variety of different flavors have been released over the years. The "Original Fruit" variety of Skittles consists of the following flavors: Orange, Lemon, Lime, Grape, Strawberry. More than 200,000,000 individual Skittles are produced each day. Another interesting bit of Skittles candy trivia is the fact that it takes around 8 hours to put the candy coating on the outside of the fruit center. The history of Skittles candy continues to be written as this popular candy is sold around the world.
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