He Changed Candy Forever - The Life of Milton Hershey Part 1
About this episode
This episode explores the life of Milton Hershey and his impact on the candy industry, particularly focusing on his early career and the creation of Hershey's Kisses.
0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Humble beginnings 3:24 -Early Career 6:20 - Starting his own business 14:45 - Things take a turn 17:11 - Discovering the world of chocolate 21:30 - Hershey’s Kisses 27:44 -What did Wilbur think? 29:19 - Taste testing Wilbur vs Kisses 32:43 - 1st Class Tickets on the Titanic Sources: Milton Hershey: https://hersheystory.org/milton-hershey-history/ Hershey School: https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/ https://www.biography.com/business-figure/milton-hershey Milton Hershey: https://www.hersheypa.com/about-hershey/milton-hershey.php https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/about-us/milton-hershey.html https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/milton-s-hershey/ Wilbur Buds VS Kisses: https://candyprofessor.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/kissing-cousins-the-hershey’s-kiss-and-the-wilbur-bud/ Chocolate during the War: https://corp.commissaries.com/our-agency/newsroom/news-releases/how-sweet-it-us-troops-have-savored-taste-chocolates-their Chocolate in WWII: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/serving-the-country-hershey-chocolates-contributions-to-wwii/ Hershey ration bars…
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