Milton Hershey founded The Hershey Company in 1894, launching a Pennsylvania chocolate business that grew from an effort to make candy an affordable treat into a portfolio of more than 30 confectionery and snack brands. The company continues making chocolate in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where its history stretches back more than 130 years, while also developing options such as plant-based confections for changing tastes.
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The Hershey CompanyThe Hershey Company makes chocolate, candy, and other snack foods, with manufacturing operations in the United States and around the world. Founded by Milton Hershey, the company is still headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where three manufacturing plants include the West Hershey and Reese facilities. Its heritage spans more than a century, and its portfolio now includes more than 70 brands.HERSHEY, PA
Gardners Candies IncSince 1897, Gardners Candies has been making chocolate confections in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, growing from Pike Gardner’s horse-drawn candy wagon into a producer known for its Original Peanut Butter Meltaway®. The company’s history also reaches into everyday American tradition: its early decorative candy boxes helped inspire the heart-shaped box associated with Valentine’s Day. Now part of the Sarris Family Company, Gardners operates stores across Central Pennsylvania and supports hundreds of organizations through its fundraising program.311352TYRONE, PA
Philadelphia CandiesFounded in 1919 in western Pennsylvania’s Shenango Valley, Philadelphia Candies makes milk and dark chocolates in-house from scratch, including its signature soft-centered creams and chocolate-covered snacks. The company still works in small batches and hand-packs customizable boxes at its Pennsylvania factory, while supporting organizations through chocolate-bar fundraising.HERMITAGE, PA
Gertrude Hawk ChocolatesGertrude Hawk Chocolates has been making chocolate and candy in northeastern Pennsylvania since Gertrude Hawk began the business in her Scranton kitchen in 1936. Now based in Dunmore, the company still makes its chocolate centers by hand with copper kettles and marble slabs, while its long-running fundraising programs help schools and community organizations raise money. Its signature Smidgens® and freshly prepared hand-dipped treats carry that family-rooted tradition into stores and gift boxes.DUNMORE, PA