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Mars gaining on U.S. chocolate kingpin Hershey

Oct. 11, 2008
This stretch of rolling dairy country has long been Milton Hershey's turf, where he first found success making chocolate more than a century ago and earned a name synonymous with chocolate in America. But M&M-making rival Mars has crept up on the Hershey Co.'...
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OTTAWA, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Canadian health officials say some previously recalled Hershey-brand chocolate products may be on sale in various independent retail outlets across Ontario.

Resveratrol found in cocoa, dark chocolate

HERSHEY, Pa., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Resveratrol, a compound in red wine and grape juice, is also found in dark chocolate and cocoa, U.S. researchers say.

Some Hershey's chocolate topping recalled

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of 7.25-ounce plastic bottles of Hershey's chocolate shell topping due to a labeling error.

Cocoa butter-less chocolate irks buyers

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Some chocolate-lovers in the United States are complaining about the substitution of cheaper vegetable oils for cocoa butter in candy.

Hershey raises candy prices 11 percent

HERSHEY, Pa., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Hershey Co. is giving chocolate lovers some not-so-sweet news, saying it is raising its retail candy bar prices by 11 percent to cover surging costs.

Hershey's Lenny to retire

HERSHEY, Pa., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Hershey President Richard H. Lenny had a bittersweet message Monday for the board of the Hershey, Pa., chocolate-maker, he's retiring at the end of the year.

Pot candy creator faces suit from Hershey

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 21 (UPI) -- Hershey Co. is suing a man in San Jose, Calif., convicted of selling marijuana-laced candy that resembled the chocolatier's products.

Hershey to cut 1,500 jobs over 3 years

HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Hershey Co., the largest U.S. chocolate maker, said Thursday it would cut 1,500 jobs over three years as it revamps its supply chain.

Obese children get worse headaches

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'Lost' star says he fathered child

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- "Lost" star Naveen Andrews Friday admitted fathering a child during a brief split in his longtime relationship with Barbara Hershey.

Hershey Co. sues over candy bar book cover

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The Hershey Co. has filed trademark infringement suit in Harrisburg, Pa., charging the cover of a new biography of Milton S. Hershey looks like a Hershey bar.

Maker of 'Milkdudz' in battle with Hershey

TEMECULA, Calif., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A California woman who runs a garage business producing clothes for nursing mothers is fighting a legal challenge to her company's name, Milkdudz.

Candy makers focusing on Hispanic tastes

CHICAGO, July 2 (UPI) -- The American candy industry is busily filling the overdue need for sweets for the burgeoning U.S. Hispanic market.

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WASHINGTON, June 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit against Landis Associates of Kennett Square, Pa. The suit alleges the investment adviser breached its fiduciary duty.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler