The Hershey Foods Corporation ( New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. The NYSE is operated by the not-for-profit corporation New York Stock Exchange, Inc, with its main building located at 18 Broad Street, at the corner of... NYSE: HSY  (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=HSY)) is the world's largest A stack of chocolate pieces, including milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate. Chocolate block in melted chocolate Sculptural chocolate in Spain Chocolate is a common ingredient in many kinds of sweets—one of the most popular in the world. Chocolate is made from the fermented, roasted and ground... chocolate company. The headquarters are located in Hershey is an unincorporated community within Derry Township in Dauphin County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The community has no legal status as an incorporated municipality and all municipal services are provided by Derry Township. The Census Bureau has also defined a census-designated place (CDP) with the... Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town permeated by the aroma of cocoa. It was founded by Milton S. Hershey (September 13, 1857 - October 13, 1945) founded the Hershey Chocolate Company. Hershey was born at a farm near Derry Church in central Pennsylvania. He was born and raised as a Mennonite, being the descendant of Swiss-German Mennonites. He attended school up to 4th grade before becoming... Milton S. Hershey in 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). Events January 7 - W.K. Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film. January 8 - A fire at the Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago causes a good deal of damage. January 9 - New England Telephone and Telegraph... 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company, a subsidiary of his The Lancaster Caramel Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1886. It was Hersheys first successful candy company and helped him build a reputation. The Hershey Chocolate Company became a subsidiary of the Lancaster Caramel Company in 1894. He sold the company for $1 million... Lancaster Caramel Company. Hershey's candies are now sold worldwide.

Hershey's is one of the oldest A stack of chocolate pieces, including milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate. Chocolate block in melted chocolate Sculptural chocolate in Spain Chocolate is a common ingredient in many kinds of sweets—one of the most popular in the world. Chocolate is made from the fermented, roasted and ground... chocolate companies in the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States, and an American icon for its chocolate-flavored bar. Today, Hershey Foods Corporation owns many other candy companies. Hershey Foods Corporation is also affiliated with Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company, who runs Hershey Park was opened in 1909 as a leisure park for the employees of Hersheys, an American confectionery company. Later, the company decided to open the park to the public. Today the park has over 110 acres (450,000 m²) and over 60 rides and attractions. It is... Hersheypark, a chocolate-themed amusement park.

Hershey's chocolate-flavored candies are widely popular in the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States and many other countries in the world. However, they are widely disliked in much of World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. It is conventionally considered a continent, which, in this case, is more of a cultural distinction than a geographic one. ( National Geographic, however, officially recognises... Europe because of their low This article is about cocoa, the food. For information about Cocoa, the API and programming environment for the Mac OS X operating system, see Cocoa (software). For information about the city in Florida, see Cocoa, Florida. Cocoa may refer to either the dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the... cocoa content, their waxy texture, and their chemical flavor. Many do not even consider the candies to be "chocolate" in the traditional sense, but rather as cocoa-flavored A vegetable oil or vegoil is an oil extracted from oilseeds or another plant source. Some vegetable oils, such as rapeseed, cottonseed or castor oil, are not fit for human consumption without further processing. Like all fats, vegetable oils are esters of glycerin and a varying blend of fatty acids... vegetable oils, also called " The term vegelate is sometimes used pejoratively to describe chocolate that contains fats other than those derived from the cocoa bean (cocoa butter). In some nations, including Denmark, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, the United Kingdom and the United States, some popular chocolate products contain a proportion of vegetable fat (normally... vegelate".

History of Hershey’s

It all started when eighteen-year-old Hershey was placed to a chocolate maker as the apprentice. He opened chocolate factories in State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13.3%) Population ( 2000)  - Population 18,976,457 (3rd... New York, Chicagos skyline at day Chicago is the third largest city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles, with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 US Census. It is the fourth largest city in North America and the seventh largest in... Chicago, and This article refers to the largest city of Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) Independence Hall Philadelphia (often referred to as Philly) is the sixth-largest city in the United States and the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County.6 As of the... Philadelphia. Then he had a success with Lacashire Caramel Corporation. Hershey was not really interested in caramel because the tools used in The Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. Due to its central location, Germany has more neighbours than any other European country: these are Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the... Germany and The Kingdom of Belgium ( Dutch: Koninkrijk België, French: Royaume de Belgique, German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in Western Europe, bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea. Belgium is at a cultural crossroad between Germanic Europe and Romance Europe. It has Dutch speakers... Belgium that were used for making chocolate fascinated him. He sold the caramel business for a million dollars, a very large sum at the time, and built a chocolate factory and research facility in what would later be known as Hershey, Pennsylvania. The factory was an immediate success.

Evidently, working for him was a joy: he gave his workers many benefits such as homes in the surrounding community, a transportation system, aid for schools, and specialized doctors. He also built a park for the community in which his employees lived that became the famous Hershey Park. After the park was finished Hershey became a philanthropist. He also opened a prestigious school for orphaned boys. When he passed away in 1945 he left all of his belongings to the Hershey school system.

Today, most of Hershey's chocolate-flavored candies are not made using traditional recipes, but instead use far less cocoa content and a higher incorporation of vegetable oil and chemicals. Though still highly popular, they are not as popular in The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... France, Germany, or other countries with a strong chocolate tradition.

Since 1988, Hershey's has manufactured and sold all Cadbury-Schweppes plc (Cadbury Trebor Bassett) is a chocolate and beverage company with its headquarters in London, UK. Jacob Schweppe developed a method to make mineral water in Switzerland in 1783. In 1824, John Cadbury began vending tea, coffee and (later) chocolate in Birmingham, England. After his retirement, his sons... Cadbury-branded products in the United States.

Urban Legend

Hershey's chocolate is often accused of carrying General Name, Symbol, Number Strontium, Sr, 38 Series Alkaline earth metal Group, Period, Block 2 (IIA), 5, s Density, Hardness 2630 kg/m3, 1.5 Appearance silvery white metallic Atomic properties Atomic weight 87.62 amu Atomic radius 215.1 pm Covalent radius 192 pm van der Waals radius no... Strontium 90 a highly In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. Carcinogens are also often, but not necessarily, mutagens or teratogens. Carcinogens cause cancer by altering DNA in cells, interfering with normal biological processes. Usually cells are able to detect this and attempt to repair the DNA; if they... carcinogenic Isotopes are atoms of a chemical element whose nuclei have the same atomic number, Z, but different atomic weights, A. The word isotope, meaning at the same place, comes from the fact that isotopes are located at the same place on the periodic table. The atomic number corresponds to the... isotope. This Urban Legend is also the name of a 1998 movie. Urban legends perpetrate a type of folklore, in the form of supposedly-true stories circulated primarily by word of mouth. Urban legends are sometimes repeated in news stories and, in recent years, distributed by email. People frequently say such tales... urban legend most likely originated from confusion about the proximity of the Philadelphia factory to the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station consists of two nuclear reactors each with its own containment building and cooling towers. TMI-2, which suffered a partial meltdown, is in the foreground. Three Mile Island is an island in the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg, of area 3... Three Mile Island disaster. For this reason, Dr. Helen Caldicott has for decades been one of the worlds leading anti-nuclear activists. In the early 1970s she left her medical career in order to concentrate on calling the worlds attention to the insanity of the worlds increasing supply of nuclear weapons and national stockpiles... Helen Caldicott has spoken out against Hershey on many occasions.

See also

• The Hershey Foods Corporation manufactures firstly three varieties of chocolate: Hersheys Milk Chocolate, what many people think of as just plain or normal Hersheys chocolate. Due to its almost universal availability it is used by many as a standard with which to compare other chocolates and chocolate products... List of products manufactured by Hershey Foods Corporation

External link

• Official web site (http://www.hersheys.com)