Reese’s chocolate heir accuses Hershey of altering recipes: ‘It wasn’t real peanut butter’
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Brad Reese, grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups inventor, is accusing Hershey of falsely claiming to revert to original recipes for its products, including Reese's and KitKat. Reese alleges that Hershey has been using cheaper ingredients like "compound coatings" and "peanut-butter-style crèmes" since acquiring the brand in the 1960s. Hershey claims it is transitioning to original recipes and natural colors by next year, citing increased R&D investment and consumer preferences, not Reese's criticism, as the reason. Reese, however, believes the changes are a PR stunt and not happening quickly enough, stating that consumers are unhappy with the altered taste. The dispute began in February when Reese publicly criticized the company's ingredient changes.
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AI-ExtractedReese's family members do not support his complaints.
Hershey says it will change about 3% of select products to the original recipes.
Hershey pledged to investors to switch back to original milk and dark chocolate recipes for some products.
HB Reese's grandson accuses Hershey of altering recipes of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and other products.
Reese alleges Hershey changed recipes sometime after buying the Reese’s brand in the 1960s.
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