Victoria Mars

Victoria B. Mars is an American heiress, businesswoman and billionaire. She previously served as the chairman of Mars, Incorporated.

  • Victoria Mars and her three sisters are heirs to the family’s giant candy and pet food company, Mars Incorporated.
  • She and her sisters all inherited their own estimated 8% stakes in the company when their father Forrest Mars Jr. died in 2016.
  • Her great-grandfather Frank Mars founded the candy company in 1911.
  • The $35 billion (sales) company is best known for making candy such as M&Ms, Milky Way and Skittles.
  • In addition to sweets, the company also makes Uncle Ben’s rice and pet food, including Pedigree and Whiskas.