Hershey's

Pennsylvania chocolate company

Hershey's is the brand name of America's largest chocolate manufacturer, known for mass-market confections like Hershey's Kisses, Hershey's bars, and Reese's.

The name often stands in for mainstream American chocolate generally, sometimes with connotations of affordability over quality: We just had Hershey's, nothing fancy.

chocolate

cocoa

Ground cacao seed powder

wrapper · foil · silver · morsels · baking chips · s'mores · hot cocoa · chocolate milk · miniatures · Mr. Goodbar

brand

Pennsylvania

Northeastern founding colony state

iconic · wrapper · packaging · advertising · Halloween · Easter · Valentine's · drugstore · checkout · vending machine

town

Hersheypark

Chocolate company's amusement venue

cocoa beans · amusement park · tour · smell · museum · resort · company town · smokestack · attraction · destination

taste

tangy

Sharp and lively-tasting

familiar · melty · smooth · childhood · nostalgic · divisive · acquired taste · sugary · milky · recognizable

Categories
Opposites
American vs. European chocolate tradition

Hershey'sSwiss chocolate

Cocoa treat from Alps

Belgian chocolate · Lindt · Godiva · Toblerone · Côte d'Or

Phrases
Family

Hershey

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G