A new purple M&M has joined the bag! "Purple" is the chocolate candy's first-ever female peanut M&M and its newest character for the first time in a decade, the brand announced Wednesday, Sept. 28.

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M&M’s has a new "spokescandy" and she’s joining the brand’s iconic cast of characters. The new character – whose name is Purple – resembles a peanut M&M candy piece and she was designed to represent ...

Sept. 29 (UPI) --A new character is joining the lineup of M&M's mascots to mark the addition of purple candies to the bags of color-coated chocolate. Mars Inc., which portrays different colored M&Ms ...

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M&M's is adding Purple to its cast of characters in the first change for a decade. Candymaker Mars Wrigley said the new member represents "inclusivity" and "acceptance". Purple has "self-awareness" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New cast of M&M characters Courtesy of M&Ms When you grab a regular bag of M&M's, the colors will remain the same: red, orange, ...