The ingenious flavor combination in each of these treats can be traced back to 1928, when H.B. Reese, an employee of The Hershey Company, created REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups in his basement. The Hershey Company supplied Reese with the chocolate coating for his candy and eventually purchased his business in 1963.

Ingredients: Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skim milk, milk fat, lactose, lecithin (soy), PGPR), peanuts, sugar, dextrose, salt, TBHQ and citric acid, to maintain freshness.

History. The H.B. Reese Candy Company was established in 1923 by H. B. Reese in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The official product name was "Penny Cups" because they could be purchased for one cent.

Reese's may not be the world's top-selling candy, but it is the king of American candy. Reese's was founded by former Hershey employee H. B. Reese in 1923. Since 1928, people everywhere have been enjoying Reese's peanut butter and chocolate creation known as the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.

Reese's are 89 years old. Who invented Reese's? "Harry Burnett 'H. B.' Reese was a businessman [who started as a dairy farmer], working for the Hershey Company in the early 1900's. Reese began making candies in his home, and by 1923 he created the H. B. Reese Candy Company.

11 Delicious Facts About Reese's

• REESE'S FIRST CRACK AT THE CANDY BUSINESS WAS A FLOP.
• REESE'S NEXT CANDY COMPANY STARTED IN HIS BASEMENT.
• THE BIG BREAKTHROUGH CAME IN 1928.
• THE PEANUT BUTTER CUP BECAME A BREAKOUT STAR.
• WORLD WAR II LED TO REESE DOUBLING DOWN ON THE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS.

How are Chocolate Bunnies made? To make a chocolate bunny, molten chocolate is poured into a bunny shaped mold. The mold is then shaken to remove air bubbles and rotated so that the chocolate forms a thin, even shell. After the chocolate cools it can be removed from the mold and packaged for sale.

Peanuts; Sugar; Contains 2% or Less of: Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [Rapeseed Oil; Cottonseed Oil; Soybean Oil]; Salt; Peanut Oil; Monoglycerides; Molasses; Cornstarch. Contains Peanuts and Their Derivatives,Corn and Its Derivatives.

The candy was introduced to the US market first in September 1978. Shortly after, Reese's Pieces were introduced to the Canada market in 1980. The then relatively new product became very popular with the 1982 release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, in which the candy is featured.

8 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Reese's

• Harry Burnett Reese's First Attempt in the Candy Business was a Total Fail.
• Reese's Second (and Wildly More Successful) Shot at the Candy Business Began in His Basement.
• You Can Purchase Half-Pound Reese's Cups.
• E.T. Was Supposed to be Eating M&Ms, Not Reese's Pieces.

11 Delicious Facts About Reese's

• REESE'S FIRST CRACK AT THE CANDY BUSINESS WAS A FLOP.
• REESE'S NEXT CANDY COMPANY STARTED IN HIS BASEMENT.
• THE BIG BREAKTHROUGH CAME IN 1928.
• THE PEANUT BUTTER CUP BECAME A BREAKOUT STAR.
• WORLD WAR II LED TO REESE DOUBLING DOWN ON THE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Reese's Peanut Butter Cups were invented by Hershey's employee and father of 16 H.B. Reese in 1928. For the past 91 years, they've been the standard for all things peanut butter and chocolate. Not surprisingly, as the original, they're still the bestselling Reese's product.

The candy was introduced to the US market first in September 1978. Shortly after, Reese's Pieces were introduced to the Canada market in 1980. The then relatively new product became very popular with the 1982 release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, in which the candy is featured.

The peanut butter to chocolate ratio The reason Reese's is the best candy out there is because of the peanut butter-chocolate combo. But, with the Reese's Easter Egg edition, it seems like theres even more peanut butter then there is chocolate and thats the best part.

When was the first Chocolate Bunny made? Chocolate bunnies were initially created in Germany in the mid-19th century. They gained mass appeal in 1890 when American shop owner Robert Strohecker created a five-foot-tall chocolate bunny as an Easter promotion in his drug store.

Since before medieval times, the rabbit and the egg have long been a symbol of both spring and fertility. Because of this symbolism with renewal and rebirth, you can see why both have been adopted into many religions as sacred and beloved images.