He Changed Candy Forever - The Life of Milton Hershey Part 1

0:00 - Intro

0:42 - Humble beginnings

3:24 -Early Career

6:20 - Starting his own business

14:45 - Things take a turn

17:11 - Discovering the world of chocolate 

21:30 - Hershey’s Kisses 

27:44 -What did Wilbur think?

29:19 - Taste testing Wilbur vs Kisses

32:43 - 1st Class Tickets on the Titanic 

Sources: 

Milton Hershey: https://hersheystory.org/milton-hershey-history/ 

Hershey School: https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/ 

https://www.biography.com/business-figure/milton-hershey 

Milton Hershey: https://www.hersheypa.com/about-hershey/milton-hershey.php 

https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/about-us/milton-hershey.html 

https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/milton-s-hershey/ 

Wilbur Buds VS Kisses: https://candyprofessor.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/kissing-cousins-the-hershey’s-kiss-and-the-wilbur-bud/ 

Chocolate during the War: https://corp.commissaries.com/our-agency/newsroom/news-releases/how-sweet-it-us-troops-have-savored-taste-chocolates-their 

Chocolate in WWII: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/serving-the-country-hershey-chocolates-contributions-to-wwii/ 

Hershey ration bars: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/hersheys-military-chocolate-troops-wwii-180983065/ 

Kisses packaging: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/hersheyarchives30-18-only-hersheys-kisses-are-kisses/ 

Kisses: https://time.com/3707086/hershey-kiss-history-valentines/ 

Buds: https://www.wilburbuds.com/wilbur-history?srsltid=AfmBOoqNKc5SGydjNB18oAM1ya0ah6A5NA3poawqNbs5rAq1YGOap7rW 

Kisses & Buds: https://www.tastingtable.com/1191819/hersheys-chocolate-kisses-have-been-around-longer-than-you-might-expect/ 

Supposed to have been on the titanic: https://www.mhskids.org/blog/milton-hershey-school-hershey-titanic/#:~:text=In late 1911, the Hersheys,sinking of the big steamer. 

Close call Titanic: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/milton-s-hershey-and-the-rms-titanic/#:~:text=Posted March 18, 2020,to reserve such a room. 

Wilbur’s Beef with Hershey: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91212832/henry-oscar-wilbur