Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

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Reese's
A whole Reese's Peanut Butter Cup next to a half Reese's Peanut Butter Cup showing the peanut butter filling in the middle of the Hershey's chocolate.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup consists of smooth peanut butter filling enveloped in Hershey's chocolate.
Product typeChocolate
OwnerThe Hershey Company
Produced byThe Hershey Company
CountryUnited States
IntroducedNovember 15, 1928; 95 years ago (1928-11-15)[1]
Related brands
MarketsWorldwide
Previous owners
Websitehersheyland.com/reeses

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (/ˈriːsz/, REE-sz)[3] are an American candy by the Hershey Company consisting of a peanut butter filling encased in chocolate. They were created on November 15, 1928,[4] by H. B. Reese, a former dairy farmer and shipping foreman for Milton S. Hershey. Reese was let go from his job with Hershey when the Round Barn which he managed was shut down for cost-saving measures. He subsequently decided to start his own candy business.[5] Reese's are a top-selling candy brand worldwide, with $3.1 billion in annual sales.[6]

  1. ^ "The Fascinating Rise Of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups". Business Insider. June 30, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "H.B. Reese Made A Sweet Business Out Of Quality Candy". Investor's Business Daily. January 21, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference No wrong way to eat a Reese's Commercial was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Reese's Peanut Butter Cups". 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Reese Candy Company". Hershey Community Archives. Retrieved March 17, 2018. He enjoyed enough success to quit his steady job in the factory and set out to "make a living" by making candy.
  6. ^ "Hershey 2024 Annual Stockholder Meeting". The Hershey Company. May 6, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.