Who is MARS UK?

Mars UK is a leader in confectionery and ice cream, pasta, rice and sauces and petcare. We make some of the UK’s most popular and familiar products including MARS, SNICKERS, PEDIGREE, WHISKAS, DOLMIO and UNCLE BEN’S.

We have sites across the UK, producing chocolate snacks in Slough, rice and sauces in King’s Lynn and pet food in Birstall (Leeds), Melton Mowbray and Peterborough.

If you want to learn about our company history visit mars.com and for information on our brands, visit Mars UK consumer care website.

Uncle Bens Dolmio Pedigree
Whiskas M&Ms Mars

Our approach

Private ownership has enabled us to retain the freedom to shape our own future and work in partnership with our local communities for many years. We believe shared benefit is the key to enduring success.

Our values are at the core of our approach to community investment, and are what gives our approach to community investment an important distinctiveness.

Our investment in the communities in which we operate remains a long term commitment. We seek to add value in a way which is mutually beneficial, meeting the needs of our communities and reflecting our values as a company – both in terms of what we do and the way that we do it.

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Focus areas

In recognition of our key business areas our support is focussed on three key themes: Healthy Lifestyles, Environment, and Pet Welfare.

Click here to find out if your organisation is eligible for our community support programme.

Our aim

The overall aim of our community investment programme is to support mutually beneficial partnerships that will have a positive and lasting impact on the lives of those who live, learn and work in our local communities.

How to apply

If you are new to this website and wish to make an application for support, you will need to register your organisation which creates your online account.  Once registered you can make online applications for support.