Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Hb reese - The Untold Story

Reese’s chocolate heir accuses Hershey of altering recipes: ‘It wasn’t real peanut butter’

Grandson of Reese’s cups inventor claims Hershey faked a pledge to switch back to original chocolate recipes

The Guardian - US · Apr 3

Hershey switching back to classic Reese’s recipe after backlash

Hershey said the changes were a result of it trying to meet consumer demand for innovation

The Independent UK · Apr 1

‘I took two bites and had to spit it out’: candy makers are phasing out real cocoa in chocolate

Due to the volatile cocoa market, companies like Hershey are using replacement ingredients such as sugar, oil, milk and nuts

The Guardian - US · Mar 11

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Mr. Reese slams Hershey’s for gutting the core of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and making it ‘inedible’

He claims that Hershey’s has changed the ingredients to sub-par substitutes.

We Got This Covered · Feb 23

Grandson of Reese’s inventor slams Hershey over ‘devastating’ ingredient changes

Hershey acknowledged making some recipe adjustments but said the changes reflect consumer demand for innovation

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Philadelphia was once a sweet spot for chocolatiers and other candymakers who made iconic treats for Valentine’s Day and other holidays

Many of America’s iconic holiday candies have Philadelphia or Pennsylvania roots – like Peeps on Easter, Reese’s peanut butter cups on Halloween, and a good, old-fashioned Whitman’s Sampler box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day.

The Conversation · Feb 9

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.