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7 unusual facts about The Hershey Company


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

On Friday, April 3, Alfred Aboya will play in the Hershey's all-star game, which is part of the kickoff celebration to Final Four weekend at Ford Field.

Alice Peacock

"Bliss" was featured in clothing ads for J. Jill, and in Hershey's commercials, and is included on her self-titled album.

Bar None

Bar None (chocolate bar), a discontinued chocolate bar formerly distributed by The Hershey Company

GM Certified Service

In 2006, they reduced their role, as the #29 car split sponsorship with Hershey's.

March 2006 in the United States

The head of Hershey Trust Co., which holds a majority of voting shares in chocolate maker Hershey, disputing media reports regarding an impending takeover, said the company isn't for sale.

Pennsylvania Route 39

The route passes through the northern and eastern suburbs of Harrisburg and passes by Hersheypark and Giant Center, as well as the primary production factory for The Hershey Company.

Pennsylvania Route 743

The route passes between facilities owned by The Hershey Company and Tanger Outlets Hershey to the south before heading northeast to Laudermilch Road.


Peanut butter cup

The most popular brand of peanut butter cup is the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (sold as Reese in Canada), now a Hershey brand.

Skylon Tower

Costing $7 million at the time of its construction, the Skylon Tower was owned by a private partnership called Niagara International Centre, which was financed by the The Hershey Company shareholdings of Charles Richard Reese, former co-owner of the H. B. Reese Candy Company of Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Squeaky Wheel Media

Squeaky has produced various work for clients such as Revlon, Dior, The Hershey Company, Deloitte, Standard & Poor's, Lexus, Premium Outlets, MaxMara, Rodale Publishing, Movado, WellPet, New York Live Arts, Avion Tequila and WisdomTree Investments.

VoiceObjects

VoiceObjects customers included recognizable names such as Adobe, Deutsche Telekom, Hershey's, Kellogg Company, Lufthansa, and Swisscom.


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