Hershey page 2

Hershey page 2 by ric gustafson


Back home in Lancaster, Milton Hershey scraped enough money together to try one more candy business. This time he began to make caramel candies made with fresh milk. Milton knew from past experience that milk kept the candy fresh. He started a company called the Lancaster Caramel Company.
His company was making him a huge success but in 1893 all that would change. Milton went to the 1893 Chicago Exposition and he watched a demonstration of chocolate making equipment. Milton's factory began to make chocolate candies. In 1900, Milton sold his caramel factory for one million dollars and began to focus on chocolate. Milton built a factory for making chocolate in Derry Pennsylvania. Milton came up with the idea of building a town strictly for his employees.
The town of Hershey started with two streets, Chocolate and Cocoa Avenues. The Hershey Chocolate Company was successful because it concentrated on one thing, a simple milk chocolate candy bar.


research help: ' Milton Hershey Chocolate King Town Builder' by Charnan Simon


Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric