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H.B. Reese |
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H.B. Reese was an American businessman and founder of
the H.B. Reese Candy Company. He was the inventor of
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.
Reese, who had been an employee of chocolate mogul
Milton Hershey, began manufacturing his own line of candy
in the early 1920s. Initially he offered a wide variety
of candies including mints, several assorted chocolates,
coconut cream, milk chocolates, dark chocolates, the
"Lizzie" bar (made with coconut, butter and honey), the
"Johnny" bar (made with peanuts, coconut, butter, and
honey), Chocolate Jets, peanut clusters and butterscotch.
In the late 1920s, he added peanut butter cups to their
candy line. A little more than 10 years after their
introduction, they'd become such a best-seller that all
other assorted chocolates were discontinued, allowing
the company to focus its efforts on the popular Peanut
Butter Cups. They would later become the #1 selling candy
bar in the world.
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Biographical fast facts |
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Full or original name at birth: Harry Burnett Reese
Date and place of birth: May 24, 1879,
Frosty Hill, York County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date, place and cause of death: May 16, 1956,
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. (Heart attack)
Wife: Blanche Edna Hyson
Children
Sons: Robert Hyson Reese, John Manifold Reese, Edward Irons Reese,
Ralph Collins Reese, Harry Burnett Reese, Jr., Thomas Reese,
Charles Richard Reese and William Reese
Daughters: Mary Elizabeth Reese, Anna Alfreda Reese, Marjorie Marie Reese,
Helen Grace Reese, Clara Louise Reese, Frances Turner Reese,
Rose Amos Reese and Mildred Jane Reese
Yes, they actually had a total of 16 kids!
Parents
Father: Asbury Aquilla Reese
Mother: Annie Belinda Manifold
Burial site: Hershey Cemetery, Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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