By: Octavia Jones

History

• The company we know today started life as a small subsidiary of Milton Hershey's Lancaster Caramel Company. Using chocolate-making equipment purchased at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the company produced baking chocolate, cocoa and sweet chocolate coatings for the parent company's caramels.

Products• Hershey’s • Reese’s • Hershey’s Kisses • Hershey’s Bliss • KitKat• Ice Breakers• Hershey’s Syrup• Jolly Rancher • Twizzlers • Hershey’s Special Dark• Almond Joy

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Timeline•1894 aware of the growing demand for chocolate, he started the Hershey Chocolate Company. 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 kiss1908 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 chocolate bars1980 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