The addition of roasted almonds to the already satisfying Snickers bar is (surprise!) divine intervention. Milk chocolate cuddles a log of nougat, peanuts and silky caramel, now with sliced almonds in every bite. Snickers Almond is just one more star in the Mars, Incorporated family, which also produces out-of-this-world chocolate like M&M’S, Mars, Milky Way and Twix, and the fruity companions, Skittles and Starburst. If candy had an “in crowd,??? these would be the cool kids. These guys play varsity sports. They get good grades. And they’re the class clowns that really know how to have a good time. And in this class, Snickers in any form would always be voted Homecoming King. With nuts as the bar’s built-in protein, it actually makes sense that the original Snickers sold in the UK under the name “Marathon.???

But back to Snickers Almond. Was this bar simply meant to replace the Mars bar? Mars was the company’s premier chocolate bar featuring almonds, but now there’s this new guy in town. I’m of the opinion that there’s room for more than one almond bar, and packaging under the Snickers label is a smart move for the company because of this little-known fact: Snickers earns the most sales of any candy bar in the world, selling $2 billion worth around the globe each year! I am proud to have purchased my share of this delightful little bar that could. I’m in love with Snickers, would likely change my last name to Snickers, and am of the particular opinion that they can’t go wrong. With or without almonds, there’s no question that Snickers SATISFIES an intense hunger, like the company’s recent marketing campaign boasts.