Hershey Kiss History
Hershey’s Kisses were created in 1907 by The Hershey Company. They are a type of chocolate candy and are bite-sized. Some people say they look like big chocolate chips.
They are one of the most popular candies in the world; Hershey’s kisses were the fifth most popular candy in 1989. More than 80 million Hershey Kisses are produced every day.
Hershey’s kisses were wrapped by hand from 1907 to 1921. In 1921, automated wrapping began. The machine that did this could also put a little slip of paper inside the Kiss, which is still there today. In 1924, the strip became a registered trademark of the company. These candies have been produced continuously from 1907 to now excluding the years from 1942 to 1949. This is because the aluminum used for the wrapping became very scarce.
Until 1962, Hershey’s Kisses were only available in silver wrappings. But in 1962, green and red wrappings were introduced for Christmas. In 1968, Easter wrappings were made and in 1986, Valentine’s Day wrappers began being manufactured. This candy’s name has been the same throughout the years.
The price of Hershey’s Kisses went down when they started being mass produced, but since then the price has gradually gone up. Today, 12 ounces of Hershey’s Kisses costs $3.75.
The Hershey’s Kiss has been pretty consistent over the years, other than the packaging color and a slight price change. Though these small candies used to only be produced with milk chocolate, many new flavors have been introduced (caramel, dark chocolate, toffee, coconut, mint chocolate, peanut butter, strawberry, and many more). They have become so popular that a postage stamp has recently been issued honoring the Hershey’s Kiss. These candies are loved by many today.
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diana
On October 2, 2007 at 12:26 pm
i love hershey kisses they rock! they’re muy bien
DELECIOUS
On January 18, 2008 at 12:19 pm
DAY SO GOOD:)
amanda
On March 26, 2008 at 3:31 pm
hershey’s kisses rockkkkk
alex
On April 1, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I luv hershey kisses so MUCH!! =)
Shannon
On November 13, 2008 at 6:23 pm
thanks i needed some info on kisses 4 a fav candy essay 4 language class =]
abigail
On November 13, 2008 at 6:27 pm
i love hershey kisses so much their my fav candy other than cotton candy
angelina antonetta
On November 13, 2008 at 6:29 pm
haha an essay!!!!????
zion
On November 17, 2008 at 9:12 am
yep i have an essay on hershey’s kisses to thanks socyberty for the info!
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On January 21, 2009 at 7:29 pm
they are so good and i also need them for an essay in 4th period.
Me!!
On January 28, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I needed this for history day so
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soccerplayer9
On July 19, 2009 at 4:13 pm
glad to help you all out, i used this in 8th grade for some assignment (can’t really remember though)
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