Hershey
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Alfred Day, 1908–97, U.S. biologist: helped lay the foundation of modern molecular genetics; Nobel Prize in Medicine 1969.
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Lewis B(laine), 1893–1977, U.S. Army general: director of the Selective Service System 1941–70.
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Milton Snavely 1857–1945, U.S. businessman: founder of chocolate manufacturing company.
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a town in central Pennsylvania.
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Hershey has faced similar litigation over other seasonal Reese’s candies, including ghost-shaped chocolates without depicted facial features and football-shaped candies that lacked the laces shown on their packaging.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
A federal judge has ruled that disappointment over a faceless Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkin isn’t enough to sustain a lawsuit against Hershey.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Before Hershey, Hulays spent 15 years at Procter & Gamble, Hershey said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
For the full year, Hershey now expects sales growth of 4.5% to 5%, raising the bottom end of its prior range of 4% to 5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Fig’s list of symptoms ran through my head: Hershey breath, never enough water in his bowl, shrinking appetite, and Sleeping Beauty syndrome.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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