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On the corner of Chocolate Avenue : how Milton Hershey brought milk chocolate to America

On the corner of Chocolate Avenue : how Milton Hershey brought milk chocolate to America

Book 2022

"Hershey's milk chocolate is the quintessential American chocolate bar. But in Milton Hershey's time, chocolate was mostly a special treat for the very wealthy. Milton grew up poor and was no stranger to going hungry. When he got a job washing dishes in an ice cream parlor, he realized how happy sweets made people-and how much he liked making people happy. Over the course of his career, Hershey failed to make many businesses profitable, yet ultim...