A&W Restaurants didn't shy away from the online uproar over M&M's decision to put its cartoon "spokescandies" on hiatus. Mars, which owns M&M's, publicly acknowledged this week that "even a candy ...

M&M’s dropped bittersweet news on Monday, announcing that the "beloved spokescandies" are too polarizing and that the cartoon chocolates would be put on an "indefinite pause" after widespread ...

M&M has announced it will stop using its colourful mascots after a furious backlash to an attempt at a more inclusive branding strategy. The company will swap mascots in different outfits and ...

After its mascot refresh controversy last year, M&M's announced Monday that it is taking an "indefinite pause" from using its candy-coated mascots, saying the "last thing M&M’s wanted" was to be ...

That’s how M&M’s – yes, the chocolate brand – opened in a statement announcing that it would be retiring its iconic cartoon mascots. This week, Mars – its parent company – announced ...

The Indianapolis Star issued an apology to its readers after an outcry over an editorial cartoon that skewered Christine Blasey Ford ahead of her upcoming Senate hearing. The cartoon, which was ...

Also less sexy. That’s progress. M&M’s will not be satisfied until every last cartoon character is deeply unappealing and totally androgynous, until the moment you wouldn’t want to have a ...

Approximately a year ago, Mars Wrigley — the parent company for M&M’s — released new looks for it cartoon mascots, noting at the time a desire for the characters to fit into a more "dynamic ...