FYI The snicker bar: What's in a name!

I don't know the real story of the Snickers bar but I know that, in the UK, it used to be called the Marathon bar and was made by Mars. When the name was changed to Snickers, the prevalent story was that it was named after the running shoes called 'sneakers' at the time (things change and they are now called 'trainers' by most people, I believe). The name change was much disliked by those who liked their Marathon bars, since who (after all) wanted to eat something named after smelly footwear, but the actual bar inside the wrapper didn't change, as far as one could see, so it was just one of those name changes which made no sense to the consumers. My guess is that it was due to a take-over or merger of two companies and that, in order to have uniformity of brand name, the name needed to be changed. The only site I can find that gives a link between the two names is here http://www.snickersmarathon.com/information/marathon_story.asp but it says nothing at all about being named after a horse, so I wonder where you found that information.

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That's very interesting. I don't know any trivia about candybars. Maybe I should read instead of eating...lol Think of the calories I would save. I love to eat Milky Ways and Snickers after they've been in the freezer. Nice summer treat.

I know that the word "candy" comes from Arabic qandi, derived from Persian qand, meaning "sugar." But specifically a particular candy, no. It was the horses name, huh? That is interesting. I wonder what other products we use may have been named for house pets.

Hi Jill, Here in the UK the Snickers bar was in fact called Marathon and has only been changed to Snickers in recent years but other than that none. Huggles. Ellie :D

Hey jill! I did know about the snickers bar! I think that was so cute! I don't remember how any of the other candies were named, but I did see a trivia test on it awhile ago! But, since my memory isn't so great I'm sure I would fail the test if I took it again now! I'm alot better at eating the candy then I am at knowing how they were named! lol

HI JILL. That is an interesting thing to know but wierd.. WHO would have thought it? i don't know any stories but know i love snickers.

No, I am an ignoramus in this topic of interest. I never knew that. So now , don't tease and give all the facts about candy bars