Milton S. Hershey

Milton S. Hershey
Hershey in 1905
Born
Milton Snavely Hershey

(1857-09-13)September 13, 1857
DiedOctober 13, 1945(1945-10-13) (aged 88)
Resting placeThe Hershey Memorial, Hershey Cemetery, Laudermilch Road, Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. Section Spec-Her, Lot 1.
40.3083229 N, 76.6383057 W
Other namesThe Chocolate King
Occupation(s)Confectioner, businessman, philanthropist
Known forThe Hershey Company-Founder, Hershey Bar, Hershey, Pennsylvania-founder/planner, Hershey Cemetery
Spouse
(m. 1898; died 1915)
Websitewww.hersheyland.com/home
Milton S. Hershey, c. 1915

Milton Snavely Hershey (September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945) was an American chocolatier, businessman, and philanthropist.

Trained in the confectionery business, Hershey pioneered the manufacture of caramel, using fresh milk. He launched the Lancaster Caramel Company, which achieved bulk exports, and then sold it to start a new company supplying mass-produced milk chocolate, previously a luxury good.

The first Hershey bars were sold in 1900 and proved so popular that he was able to build his own company town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. Hershey's philanthropy extended to a boarding school, originally for local orphans, but accommodating around 2,000 students as of 2016.[1] In World War II, the company developed a special non-melting bar for troops serving overseas. The Hershey Company, known as Hershey's, is one of the world's biggest confectionery manufacturers.

  1. ^ Fernandez, Bob (November 6, 2016). "Milton Hershey School's lack of charity isn't candy-coated". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 30, 2020.