Hershey lost out to emboldened competitor, Italy's The Ferrero Group, in its bid to acquire Nestle's U.S. business, which includes the Butterfinger and Baby ... read more
Badly. The one memory that comes back is that it tastes like over-sugary cardboard. The USA have good (maybe very good) chocolate makers. Guittard and Scharffen-Berger (pre-acquisition at least) come to mind. Hershey is not one of them. read more
Fortunately for Mr. Hershey (and unfortunately for enthusiasts of the European variety), chocolate candy was still something of a delicacy in the United States. Since the best chocolate needed to be imported from Europe, it was restricted to people with the means to obtain it. read more
The Hershey Company, known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation and commonly called Hershey's, is an American company and one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hershey's Chocolate World. read more