Chocolate: Hershey Corporation

1. Chocolate: Hershey Corporation

Chocolate is a food that many people enjoy. It can be eaten by itself or used in recipes. Chocolate comes from the cacao bean, which is native to South America. The Aztec and Maya peoples of South America drank a bitter water made from cacao beans. When the Europeans arrived, they added milk and sugar to the drink and created chocolate bars. The process of making chocolate has changed little since then.

The history of cocoa begins with the ancient peoples of South America. The Aztec and Maya peoples of South America drank a bitter water made from cacao beans. When the Europeans arrived, they added milk and sugar to the drink and created chocolate bars. The process of making chocolate has changed little since then.

Cocoa was a native of South America but today West Africa meets two thirds of the world’s requirement for cocoa. One of the finest businesses in chocolate is the Hershey Company, who has excelled in the trade with ethical approach and guidelines that are helpful for the employees in providing better service and thus a better product and consumer satisfaction in the long-run.

2. The biggest chocolate manufacturing unit in North America

The Hershey Company, known as Hershey Foods Corporation until 2004, is the largest chocolate manufacturing unit in North America and a leading member of the global confectionery industry with revenues approaching $7 billion annually. The company operates through two primary business segments: Chocolate and Refreshment; each accounting for approximately half of total sales. The company’s principal products include chocolate bars, ice cream toppings, baking ingredients, gum & mint refreshment products, milkshakes, shakes, and other beverages sold under such familiar brand names as Hershey’s®, Reese’s®, Kisses®, Jolly Rancher®, Ice Breakers®, Brookside®, York Peppermint Pattie®, Payday®, Almond Joy®, Mounds®, Milky Way®, Whoppers®, Twizzlers®, Air Heads®

3. The Hershey Company – known as Hershey Foods Corporation till 2004 April

The Hershey Company, was earlier known as Hershey Foods Corporation but changed its name to The Hershey Company in 2004 April is one of the oldest companies in America and was founded by Milton Snavely Hershey in 1894 as a subsidiary of his Lancaster Caramel Company. The company became famous because of its introduction of Kisses chocolates in 1907 and Milk Chocolate Bars in 1908 which were an instant hit among kids as well as adults (Hershey Timeline).

4. The process of making chocolate

The process of making chocolate has not changed much since it was first created by the Aztecs. Cocoa beans are roasted and ground into a paste called cocoa mass. This paste is mixed with milk, sugar, and other ingredients to create different types of chocolate. Chocolate can be solid or liquid, dark or milk chocolate, sweet or bitter.

5. The history of cocoa

The history of cocoa begins with the ancient peoples of South America who used it to make a bitter drink called xocolatl. When the Europeans arrived they added milk and sugar to the drink and created chocolate bars. The process of making chocolate has changed little since then.

6. South America and West Africa

Cocoa was a native of South America but today West Africa meets two thirds of the world’s requirement for cocoa. One of the finest businesses in chocolate is the Hershey Company, who has excelled in the trade with ethical approach and guidelines that are helpful for the employees in providing better service and thus a better product and consumer satisfaction in the long-run.

7. The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company, known as Hershey Foods Corporation until 2004, is the largest chocolate manufacturing unit in North America and a leading member of the global confectionery industry with revenues approaching $7 billion annually. The company operates through two primary business segments: Chocolate and Refreshment; each accounting for approximately half of total sales. The company’s principal products include chocolate bars, ice cream toppings, baking ingredients, gum & mint refreshment products, milkshakes, shakes, and other beverages sold under such familiar brand names as Hershey’s®, Reese’s®, Kisses®, Jolly Rancher®, Ice Breakers®, Brookside®, York Peppermint Pattie®, Payday®, Almond Joy®, Mounds®, Milky Way®, Whoppers®, Twizzlers®, Air Heads®

8. Milton Snavely Hershey

Milton Snavely Hershey was born on September 13th, 1857 in Derry Township, Pennsylvania. He was the fourth child of Henry and Fannie Roach Hershey. When he was eight years old his family moved to a farm near Hummelstown where he attended school until he was thirteen. He then began working odd jobs to help support his family. In 1876 he became an apprentice candy maker in a Lancaster caramel factory owned by Joseph Royer. Royer taught Hershey everything he knew about making candy. In 1883 Hershey opened his own candy business called Lancaster Caramel Company. He soon became very successful and began to experiment with new recipes for chocolate candies (Hershey Timeline).

In conclusion, chocolate making is an art that has been passed down through generations, from the ancient Aztecs to modern day confectioners. The Hershey Company is one of the largest and most successful chocolate manufacturers in the world. The company has excelled in the chocolate trade thanks to its ethical approach and guidelines that are helpful for the employees in providing better service and thus a better product. The company’s founder, Milton Snavely Hershey, is truly a very interesting character with a fascinating story.

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