M&M’s refuses custom candy order for pro-knife group

Published June 3, 2014 8:45pm ET



THE BLAZE — Want to promote your organization with some custom M&M’s? You’ll need to make sure your cause is “fun” and “celebratory” — and knives apparently don’t make the cut.

The M&M’s company confirmed that it declined an order for custom candies from a knife advocacy group because of the word “knife.”

“MY M&M’s® made the decision to not print the customized order because it contained the word ‘knife,’ which is not in keeping with the fun, celebratory nature of our brand,” a company representative told TheBlaze.

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