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Reese’s heir accuses Hershey of cutting corners

Jason Weisberger
Feb 20, 2026
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The grandson of the man who invented the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup has a message for Hershey: that’s not milk chocolate, and it’s definitely not peanut butter.

Brad Reese, 70, said in a Feb. 14 letter to Hershey’s corporate brand manager that for multiple Reese’s products, the company replaced milk chocolate with compound coatings and peanut butter with …

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