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The story of Milky Way Advent Calendar
One door a day, allegedly
Every British December has the same crime scene: three doors open by the first of the month, and nobody owning up. You know the one. The Milky Way Advent Calendar from Mars Limited brings that countdown back for a British Christmas in Canada, when home is a long way off. Hang it somewhere high. It will not help. Somebody will be standing on a chair by the fourth.
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A son goes his own way
Forrest Mars Sr. left the American Mars company that his father, Frank C. Mars, had founded. Then he crossed an ocean. In 1932 he set up Mars Limited in Slough, Berkshire, England. Slough is not where most people would start a chocolate story, but there it is. Every child who has ever opened tomorrow's door a day early owes the place a small nod.
Same name, different bar
Here is the bit that wins pub quizzes. The British Milky Way bar launched in 1935, and it is a different product from the American Milky Way. Theirs is closer to what the UK calls a Mars bar. Ours is the lighter one. Same name on both sides of the Atlantic, two different bars, and one very satisfying fact to drop into conversation.
Still in the family
Mars Limited in the UK is part of Mars, Incorporated, a privately held, family-owned American company. Family-owned suits an advent calendar, really, because advent is a family sport. The calendar goes up, the kids negotiate terms, and somebody's door is mysteriously open by breakfast. Everyone denies it. One small door a day, and a lot of whispering about who cheated.