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A range of additional products was launched in the 2000s and 2010s to expand beyond the traditional line of candies. A chocolate bar called the [[M-Azing]] was initially released in 2004, and subsequently relaunched in 2013;<ref name="AdAge2006">{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Stephanie |title=Mars to Scale Back M-Azing Brand |url=https://adage.com/article/news/mars-scale-back-m-azing-brand/112718 |website=Advertising Age |publisher=Crain Communications |access-date=August 15, 2019 |date=October 26, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531132123/https://adage.com/article/news/mars-scale-back-m-azing-brand/112718 |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Oversized candies titled "Mega M&M's" were briefly released in 2007 to promote the ''[[Shrek]]'' film series, before being introduced as a standalone product in 2014;<ref name="MegaStart">{{cite web |last1=Pham |first1=Peter |title=M&M's to Launch 'Mega' Version with Triple the Chocolate |url=https://www.foodbeast.com/news/mms-mega-to-launch-next-year/ |website=Food Beast |date=December 10, 2013 |access-date=August 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815021701/https://www.foodbeast.com/news/mms-mega-to-launch-next-year/ |archive-date=August 15, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> M&M cookies began to be sold in the United States in 2016;<ref name="logo">{{cite web |last1=Ferria |first1=Kayla |title=The History Of The M&M Logo |url=https://www.hatchwise.com/resources/the-history-of-the-mms-logo |website=Hatchwise |access-date=2 June 2024 |quote=The company released an M&M’s cookie in 2016.}}</ref> and M&M chocolate blocks were released in Australia in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yu |first1=Douglas |title=Mars launches first M&M's chocolate block in Australia |url=https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2017/04/27/Mars-launches-first-M-M-s-chocolate-block-in-Australia |website=Confectionary News |date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808225825/https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2017/04/27/Mars-launches-first-M-M-s-chocolate-block-in-Australia |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2020, Fudge Brownie M&M's were released in the United States. They were discontinued in April 2024.
On September 28, 2022, the introduction of purple M&M's was announced, as well as their newest spokescandy, Purple.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mendoza |first=Jordan |date=October 3, 2022 |title=For the first time in over a decade, a new M&M color: Meet Purple, who represents 'acceptance' |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2022/10/03/purple-m-and-m/8169936001/ |access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref>
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