Wall Street Mav
@WallStreetMav
The grandson of the man who invented the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup is publicly criticizing The Hershey Company, accusing the candy giant of quietly changing the recipe of certain products sold by the iconic brand.
Brad Reese, grandson of founder H.B. Reese, whose company merged with Hershey in the 1960s, published an open letter Saturday alleging that Hershey has replaced traditional ingredients like milk chocolate and peanut butter with lower-cost substitutes in parts of the Reese’s product line.
"My grandfather built Reese's on a simple, enduring architecture: milk chocolate + peanut butter," Brad Reese wrote.
"I went and bought a bag, and I took a couple bites, and I had to throw the bag in the garbage," Reese said. "I couldn't eat it. It was not edible, and I looked at the packaging … and there was no milk chocolate, there was no peanut butter — it was all vegetable oils and fats."
https://x.com/WallStreetMav/status/2024334544661348664?s=20
I worked for Hershey for about 2 years, 13-14 years ago. I had a guy on my crew whos Dad was a food engineer for the company. I asked if that was a good thing figuring he would get an opportunity to try new samples of foods that they were developing. He straight up said no. He said it was more like your Dad coming home and trying to get you let him put a couple of drops of a liquid on your tongue and tell him what you taste. He wouldn't eat any of the chocolate that is basically everywhere.
