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Reese’s chocolate heir accuses Hershey of altering recipes: ‘It wasn’t real peanut butter’
Grandson of Reese’s cups inventor claims Hershey faked a pledge to switch back to original chocolate recipes
TL;DR
- Brad Reese, grandson of HB Reese, accuses Hershey of faking a pledge to revert popular product recipes to original milk and dark chocolate.
- Reese alleges Hershey has been using cheaper ingredients like 'compound coatings' and 'peanut-butter-style crèmes' instead of original formulations.
- Hershey stated it is transitioning about 3% of select products to natural colors and classic recipes by next year, attributing this to R&D increases.
- Brad Reese is dissatisfied with the pace of changes, calling it a 'PR stunt' and a 'board level accountability problem'.
- Other Reese family members have issued a statement supporting Hershey and distancing themselves from Brad's accusations.
- Brad Reese insists Hershey changed the recipes and got caught, attempting to manage perception rather than fix the issue.