Hershey sued in US over metal in dark chocolate claim". BBC News. December 30, 2022 . Retrieved January 2, 2023. Hershey has made large contributions to education. One of their most notable contributions was to the honors program at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. [74] The program was established in 1999 and is funded partially through the endowment. In September 2006, ABC News reported that several Hershey chocolate products were reformulated to replace cocoa butter with vegetable oil as an emulsifier. According to the company, this change was made to reduce the costs of producing the products instead of raising their prices or decreasing the sizes. Some consumers complained that the taste was different, but the company stated that in the company-sponsored blind taste tests, about half of consumers preferred the new versions. As the new versions no longer met the Food and Drug Administration's official definition of "milk chocolate", the changed items were relabeled from stating they were "milk chocolate" and "made with chocolate" to "chocolate candy" and "chocolatey." [37] Mondelez abandons pursuit of U.S. chocolate maker Hershey". Reuters. August 29, 2016 . Retrieved July 23, 2019. a b "Whole Foods Drops Hershey's Scharffen Berger Chocolates Over Child Labor Issues". Green America. October 3, 2012 . Retrieved February 8, 2013.

a b "ProQuest Central". ezp.bentley.edu. March 2019. ProQuest 2194527378 . Retrieved February 28, 2023. a b Miah, J. H.; Griffiths, A.; McNeill, R.; Halvorson, S.; Schenker, U.; Espinoza-Orias, N. D.; Morse, S.; Yang, A.; Sadhukhan, J. (March 10, 2018). "Environmental management of confectionery products: Life cycle impacts and improvement strategies". Journal of Cleaner Production. 177: 732–751. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.073. ISSN 0959-6526. S2CID 22436485. In 2021, Hershey was named in a class action lawsuit filed by eight former child slaves from Mali who alleged that the company aided and abetted their enslavement on cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast. The suit accused Hershey, Nestlé, Cargill, Mars, Incorporated, Olam International, Barry Callebaut, and Mondelez International of knowingly engaging in forced labor, and the plaintiffs sought damages for unjust enrichment, negligent supervision, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. [81] The case was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in 2022. [82] Hershey's chocolate is available in 60 countries. [7] It has three large distribution centers with modern labor management systems. [8] In addition, Hershey is a member of the World Cocoa Foundation. It is also associated with the Hersheypark Stadium and the Giant Center.Was it Hershey or Reese That Made Peanut Butter Cups Great?". Atlas Obscura. October 27, 2016 . Retrieved October 20, 2017. Hershey Community Archives". Hersheyarchives.org. July 20, 2011. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013 . Retrieved July 20, 2011. Hershey Declares Quarterly Dividends". The Hershey Company. July 28, 2022 . Retrieved September 23, 2022. Hershey Announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Build a Sustainable Supply Chain to Support Basic Nutrition for Children in Ghana". The Hershey Company. In October 2022, the company's Scope 1 and 2 emissions were "48% lower than they were in 2018". Scope 3 emissions had gone down 18%.These reductions were achieved by investments in three solar farms. [68] Carbon footprint [ edit ] Cocoa farming in Ghana, a supplier for Hershey

The H.B. Reese Candy Company Story". BradReeseCom. Lebanon Daily News. June 9, 1956 . Retrieved October 20, 2017. Sensiba, Jennifer (October 23, 2022). "Hershey & National Grid Renewables Sign Second Big Power Deal". CleanTechnica . Retrieved November 1, 2022. Hershey to Source 100% Certified Cocoa by 2020". The Hershey company. October 3, 2012 . Retrieved February 8, 2013. In July 1998, a number of 100g (3.5oz) milk chocolate bars being sold for fundraising events were recalled because they may have contained traces of almonds not listed in the ingredients. [65]Hershey products pulled off Canadian shelves". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 13, 2006 . Retrieved September 26, 2012.