Mars, Incorporated

also referred to as: mars

2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 8, 2025 by Peter Rahal · said 58 times in 44 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Aug 8, 2025 neutral
Opinion
RXBAR generates $200M in revenue but wasn't an extraordinary acquisition
“I think probably like 200, but profitable right now for, and especially in Mars portfolio, like they need stuff to get to a billion in revenue. And I think that its position is hard to innovate. You can't go down on price because you're using a whole real food…”
Peter Rahal Aug 8, 2025 ▶ 39:40 20VC: The $BN Greenoaks Backed Protein Bar | Hitting $100M Revenues in David's First Year: Lessons & Mistakes | $0 to $600M: The Untold RXBAR Story | Product-Market-Fit, Pricing, Branding: What Every Founder Gets Wrong Today with Peter Rahal
Aug 8, 2025 bullish
Prediction Held up
David will scale its multi-brand portfolio through internal creation, not M&A
“The difference is Mars has done it through M&A. We'll do it through creation.”
Peter Rahal Aug 8, 2025 ▶ 55:16 20VC: The $BN Greenoaks Backed Protein Bar | Hitting $100M Revenues in David's First Year: Lessons & Mistakes | $0 to $600M: The Untold RXBAR Story | Product-Market-Fit, Pricing, Branding: What Every Founder Gets Wrong Today with Peter Rahal
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