In the 1970s, the candies were produced by The Hershey Company using panning machines that had been used to make Hershey-ets, a chocolate-filled candy that had been discontinued. The candy was first called "PBs" and was later rechristened as Reese's Pieces.

Ingredients: Sugar, partially defatted peanuts, hydrogenated vegetable oil (palm kernel oil, soybean oil), corn syrup solids, dextrose, contains 2% or less of: palm kernel oil, corn syrup, salt, artificial color (including yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, red 40 lake, blue 1 lake), modified cornstarch, confectioner's ...

Mini versions of REESE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS candy- made with the perfect combination of milk chocolate and peanut butter. Unwrapped poppable bites for easy-to-eat convenience. Resealable bag for added freshness and convenience.

Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, nonfat milk. Milk fat, corn syrup solids, soy lecithin, PGPR (emulsifier), peanuts, sugar, dextrose, salt, TBHQ (preservative).

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 Chocolates is the number one candy brand in the United States and the biggest confectionery brand in the whole world… yet we can almost smell the peanut-buttery deliciousness being created just down the road here in Hershey, Pa.

Reese's Crispy Crunchy is a candy bar made of flaky peanut butter and chopped peanuts coated with milk chocolate. It was introduced in 2006.

Then the cups cool for 30 minutes before they're wrapped up and shipped across the globe. And get this Reese's. Makes enough peanut butter cups. In one year to circle the Earth sept.

Reese's are the top-selling candy brand worldwide, with more than $2 billion in annual sales generated for The Hershey Company. Reese's Peanut Butter Cup consists of smooth peanut butter filling enveloped in Hershey's chocolate.

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.

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 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.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

The Hershey Company The Hershey Company supplied H.B. Reese with the chocolate coating for his candy and maintained a close relationship with him throughout his candy ventures. In 1956, his six sons took over the business and eventually sold it to The Hershey Company in 1963.

Hershey, Pa That's right – Direct from the Factory to your mouth just days after being made. REESE'S Chocolates is the number one candy brand in the United States and the biggest confectionery brand in the whole world… yet we can almost smell the peanut-buttery deliciousness being created just down the road here in Hershey, Pa.

Today, Reese's makes enough peanut cups each year to feed one cup to every person in the USA, Japan, Europe, Australia, China, Africa and India! Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are made in Hershey, PA, Stuarts Draft, WV and in Monterrey, MX.