facts about the invention
of the Hershey's milk chocolate bar by Milton S.
Hershey in 1900.
AT A GLANCE:
Ever since Milton Hershey introduced the Hershey milk chocolate bar
to the world in 1900, he never looked back. The
company, products, town and institutions that bear his name were well
positioned to continue and grow. The Hershey Chocolate Corporation has
evolved into Hershey Foods Corporation, a profitable company
encompassing a range of products found in homes throughout the world.
WHERE TO FIND
DID YOU KNOW?
||noun / chocolate bar named by its
||A bar of milk chocolate made by the
Hershey Chocolate Company.
(US) filed February 8, 1906
||September 13, 1857 at Derry
1893 visits World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and learns about
1894 aware of the growing demand for chocolate, he started the Hershey
1900 sells his caramel company for $1 million, and devotes his
attention to making chocolate.
1900 Hershey introduces the
original HERSHEY’S milk chocolate bar.
1905 Hershey introduces the HERSHEY'S kiss
1908 Hershey introduces HERSHEY’S milk chocolate with almonds bar.
1971 Hershey introduces HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK chocolate bar.
1980 Hershey introduces Big Block/King Size versions of HERSHEY’S
1980 Hershey introduces HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK chocolate bars.
1994 Hershey introduces HERSHEY’S COOKIES ‘N’ CRÈME bar.
2004 Hershey introduces Limited Edition bars in HERSHEY’S white
chocolate with almonds
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It was at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago that
Milton Hershey, a successful caramel candy businessman,
first became fascinated with the art of chocolate making. While there, he
purchased some German machinery, had it shipped to Lancaster and began
producing chocolate coatings for his caramels. But aware of the growing
demand for chocolate itself, he soon started the Hershey Chocolate Company.
For years, he worked at perfecting a viable recipe for making milk chocolate -- a process which up to then had been kept a closely guarded secret by the
Swiss. Finally, through trial and error, he hit upon the right formula of
milk, sugar and cocoa that enabled him to realize his dream of mass
producing and distributing milk chocolate candy. What had once been a luxury
for the rich, was to become an enjoyment that anyone could afford...the Hershey bar.
With his Hershey Chocolate Company growing by leaps and bounds, Hershey
decided to sell his caramel company (for $1 million, an enormous sum in 1900!) and devote his attention to making chocolate.
Discovering a need to
expand his production capacity, he began looking around for a suitable place
to build a new factory. He found it in nearby Derry Township, where he had
been born. Convenient to the port cities that could provide cocoa beans and
sugar, surrounded by dairy farms and endowed with a hardworking populace,
the area seemed ideal. In 1903, he broke ground.
Hershey’s success was not simply a matter of luck. Having learned from his
past failures, he had become a shrewd and astute businessman. He believed,
along with the more forward-thinking industrialists of the age, that workers
who were treated fairly and who lived in a comfortable, pleasant environment
would be better workers.
In 1918 and with no fanfare, Hershey transferred the bulk of his
considerable wealth, including his ownership in the Hershey Chocolate
Company and other enterprises, to the Hershey Trust to be held for the
Hershey Industrial School.
With the death of Milton Hershey in 1945, the company, town and institutions
that bear his name were well positioned to continue and grow. The Hershey
Chocolate Corporation has evolved into Hershey Foods Corporation, a
profitable company encompassing a range of products found in homes
throughout the world.
Inventor Milton Hershey Biography from The Great Idea Finder
History of Food and Snacks from The Great Idea Finder
ON THE BOOKSHELF:
Milton S. Hershey (Limited availability)
by Katherine Binney Shippen, Paul A. W. Wallace / Paper - 40 pages / Random
This book is dedicated to the thousands of boys and now girls whom Milton
Hershey gave a fuller, happier life.
The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars
by Joël Glenn Brenner / Paperback: 384 pages / Broadway; 1st Broadw edition
(January 4, 2000)
The chocolate wars between industry giants Hershey and Mars are anything but
sweet. In The Emperors of Chocolate, Joel Glenn Brenner reveals the
bitter legal and marketing fights, palace intrigue, and personality clashes
that dominate Hershey and Mars--and the candy industry as a whole.
Chocolate by Hershey: A Story About Milton S. Hershey
by Betty Burford, Loren Chantland / Paperback: 64 pages / Carolrhoda Books
(November 1, 1994)
This biography is a well-rounded presentation that shows the successes and
difficulties of this entrepreneur's life. The black-and-white somewhat
grainy illustrations are reminiscent of photographs of the period. Average
fare about the life of a highly creative man.
ON THE SCREEN:
DVD / 1 Volume Set / 50 Minutes / History Channel / 75814 / Less than $25.00
Americans eat 7 billion tons of candy, and it all has to come from
somewhere. In Hershey, Pennsylvania, see how the cocoa bean is processed
at the candy giant's latest plant. The traditions of the past remain
plain at Schimpff's Confectionary, where they still use small kettles,
natural flavors, and hand-operated equipment. Jelly beans, saltwater
taffy and licorice are also on the menu, as well as exotic creations
like scorpion on a stick!
Biography - Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King
DVD / Color,
Closed-captioned / NR / A & E Home Video / 50 min. / ASIN: B0002V7NTI
This is a great video and I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever
enjoyed a piece of chocolate! The video moves fast, and is fascinating,
motivating, as well as informative.
ON THE WEB:
A leading snack food company and the largest North American manufacturer of
quality chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products, with revenues of
over $4 billion and more than 13,000 employees worldwide.
Milton S. Hershey: The Man & His Legacy
With the death of Milton Hershey in 1945, the company, town and
institutions that bear his name were well positioned to continue and grow.
For over 100 years, HERSHEY'S milk chocolate has been an American favorite
with a taste as rich as its history.
Life of Milton S. Hershey
His deeds are his monument. His life is our inspiration. From Hershey, PA
Web site, the sweetest place on earth.
WORDS OF WISDOM:
“Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with
your bare hands -- and then eat just one of the pieces.” -
Judith Viorst (b1931-)
us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate." -
I'd rather fall in chocolate!" - Anonymous
"There are two kinds of people in the
world. Those who love chocolate, and communists." - Leslie Moak Murray in ‘Murray's Law’ comic strip
"Caramels are only a fad. Chocolate is a permanent thing." -
Milton Snavely Hershey
DID YOU KNOW?:
- Frequent family moves interrupted Milton
schooling and left him with a limited education. He only completed the
- Today, Milton Hershey's mansion serves as
the headquarters for Hershey Foods Corporation.
- Hershey, PA is the home of the world's
largest chocolate and cocoa manufacturing plant.
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page revised September 28, 2006.
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