Mars and some Nestle chocolate products 2011 Week Dates

2011 Week Dates

1 2-Jan 27 3-Jul 2 9-Jan 28 10-Jul 3 16-Jan 29 17-Jul 4 23-Jan 30 24-Jul 5 30-Jan 31 31-Jul 6 6-Feb 32 7-Aug 7 13-Feb 33 14-Aug 8 20-Feb 34 21-Aug 9 27-Feb 35 28-Aug

10 6-Mar 36 4-Sep 11 13-Mar 37 11-Sep 12 20-Mar 38 18-Sep 13 27-Mar 39 25-Sep 14 3-Apr 40 2-Oct 15 10-Apr 41 9-Oct 16 17-Apr 42 16-Oct 17 24-Apr 43 23-Oct 18 1-May 44 30-Oct 19 8-May 45 6-Nov 20 15-May 46 13-Nov 21 22-May 47 20-Nov 22 29-May 48 27-Nov 23 5-Jun 49 4-Dec 24 12-Jun 50 11-Dec 25 19-Jun 51 18-Dec 26 26-Jun 52 25-Dec

Mars Manufacture or Production Date based on week

Note: Need shelf life to know expiration date

Mars Code Date Type – Year and Week

(Example First Digits-024) 0 = Year (2010) / 24 = Week (24)

Most products good for 12 months; Skittles are good for 14 mos.

Chocolate would expire 2011 the 24th week (wk of June 12th)

and for Skittles and Milky Way the 32nd week of 2011 (wk of Aug 7th).

Nestle Julian Manufacture or Production Date

Ex. Baby Ruth with 0127 was made in 2010 (0) on the 127th day

or May 7, 2010; expires 10 months later on March 1, 2011

Shelf Life: Nestle Crunch 15 mos, Snow Caps 24 mos,

Baby Ruth 10 mos, Butterfinger 10 mos. Range 8 to 24 months

Hershey, Reese’s, Jolly Rancher, and some Nestle products, etc.

Expiration Date Note: Does not require shelf life information

This code is the expiration date. Code Date Type – Year and Month

In 2011 using one code made up of two digits—a number and a letter

1A (1=Year 2011/A-(Month) January

1A will expire the last day of January 2011.

A- January B- February C- March D- April E May F-June

G-July H-August I-September J-October K-November L-December