Getting the ems on M&Ms

Have you ever wondered how they get the ems on your M&Ms?

A conveyor printing press is used to print the tiny white M's on each M&M - which were originally black, not white. Because the peanut sizes vary, the press must be always adjusted to prevent smashing the peanuts in peanut M&Ms. Regular M&Ms, all the same size, are much easier to send through the printer.

In a packet of regular M&MS you get 33% brown, 22% each of red and yellow and 11% each of green and blue.

In 1981, M&M's® Chocolate were chosen by the first space shuttle astronauts to be included in their food supply. M&M's are now on permanent display at the space food exhibit of the National Air & Space Museum in Washington D.C.

So much tastier now you know these things, no?