Milton Hershey Chocolate, which comes from the bitter beans of the cacao pod, had been consumed for centuries. Hershey pioneered a sweeter, more affordable version called milk chocolate.
Since he was a kid, Milton S. Hershey had a sweet tooth. A really, really sweeeeet tooth. So much so that in 1873, when he was only fifteen, he became an apprentice to a confectioner in Philadelphia ...
Hershey’s namesake milk chocolate and Reese’s peanut butter and chocolate will soon be sold as protein powders and its Jolly Rancher candies will be turned into bubbly energy drinks.