Hershey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to The Hershey Company, which was founded by candy magnate Milton S. Hershey, and Hersheypark, an amusement park.
Hershey Kiss-shaped street lamps in downtown Hershey
The Hershey Company in August 1976
One of Hershey's distinctive kiss-shaped street lamps
"Chocolate Ave", celebrating Hershey's heritage
The Hershey Company, often called just Hershey or Hershey's, is an American multinational confectionery company headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, which is also home to Hersheypark and Hershey's Chocolate World. The Hershey Company is one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world; it also manufactures baked products, such as cookies and cakes, and sells beverages like milkshakes, as well as other products. The Hershey Company was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company, originally established as a subsidiary of his Lancaster Caramel Company. The Hershey Trust Company owns a minority stake but retains a majority of the voting power within the company.
The original Hershey's factory in 1976
Milton S. Hershey, the company's founder
The Hershey's Chocolate World store in Times Square in Manhattan in 2008
Hershey Store located in the Falls Avenue Entertainment Complex in Niagara Falls, Canada in 2005