US EditionHershey's quietly changes recipes after Grandson of inventor accuses company of using alternative ingredients
The company said the change follows backlash over cheaper ingredients and will affect about 3% of select Reese's products.
- On April 2, The Hershey Company announced it will return to classic milk and dark chocolate recipes for all Reese's products beginning in 2027.
- Brad Reese, grandson of founder H.B. Reese, criticized the company in February for replacing milk chocolate with compound coatings and peanut butter with "peanut butter style cremes."
- Chief Growth Officer Stacy Taffet confirmed the reversal during a March 31 Investor Day, noting the company is increasing research and development funding by 25% to support these improvements.
- Hershey stated the shift affects about 3% of products, while Reese called the company's recipe reversal a "PR stunt," and other family members have disputed his claims.
- High cocoa prices led manufacturers to experiment with less chocolate, using alternatives like palm kernel oil, while FDA guidelines allow terms like "chocolatey" when products contain less than 10 percent chocolate liquor.
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Hershey is going to go back to the classic Reese’s recipe following criticism
On Valentine’s Day of this year, Brad Reese — the 70-year-old grandson of National Treasure and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup creator H.B. Reese — put the Hershey company on blast for tampering with the sacred chocolate-peanut butter ingredients that have made Reese’s a favorite candy for nearly a century. Brad Reese made his accusations in a letter of disgust he sent to Hershey HQ (and also posted publicly on his LinkedIn) after purchasing a bag of…
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