Probably not more universal but Mars copied the idea from Rowntree, created a US version of Smarties and called them M&Ms. Later Nestlé bought Rowntree, and now you get odd crossover products (at least here in Europe) such as yoghurt with Smarties ... Christian
Congrats on your thankless new job. FYI, I hear if you survive your 30 day probation you can get them to double your current mod salary. You can thank me later