He was born Milton Snavely Hershey on September 13, 1857, in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, to Henry and Veronica Hershey. One day at work there, he accidentally dropped his hat in one of the machines. Hershey also has plants in ; ; ; ; , and , Mexico. The owns a minority stake, but retains a majority of the voting power within the company. Where did he get this from - example from family, religious upbringing? But aware of the growing demand for chocolate itself, he soon started the Hershey Chocolate Company.
In this book it explains what happened in Milton's life and why he wanted to start a chocolate factory. Who knew Milton Hershey was such a good guy? Milton Hershey spent the next four years learning the craft and in 1876 moved to Philadelphia to start his own business. So he had a shop selling chocolate when he got older and had his own shop. So, his mother arranged for the 14-year-old Hershey to be apprenticed to a confectioner named Joseph Royer in. What a giving man Hershey was. In July 2005, Hershey acquired the -based boutique chocolate-maker.
In December 2004, Hershey acquired the from. Milton Hershey did not enjoy his work at the local printer, and one day, after accidentally dropping his hat in the printer he was fired from his job. He shifted to Denver for a short period of time and started to work with a confectioner. I would recommend this book to many people. While there, he purchased some German machinery, had it shipped to Lancaster and began producing chocolate coatings for his caramels. He borrowed money from his aunt and uncle to get the business open. His ancestors were Swiss and German and had settled in Pennsylvania in the early 1700s.
Local 464 still represents the Hershey workforce. Hershey is buried at Hershey Cemetery, a cemetery which he built, on Laudermilch Rd in. Hershey I really liked the book and reading how Hershey's chocolate was created. In 1935, he established the M. He only completed the fourth grade. Milton Hershey owned 60,000 acres of land in Cuba that was used as mills and sugar plantations, from 1916 until 1946, when they were sold.
He made all sorts of candy including caramels, fudge, and peppermints. He was the son of Henry Hershey and Veronica Snavely, both devoted Mennonites. They were called Tropical Chocolate Bars and Ration D Bars. The key to his success was a unique caramel recipe he obtained during his years of traveling and learning, and his knowledge that candies sold better in bulk. I personally really liked this book, in my opinion it was great and interesting. Undaunted, Hershey returned to Lancaster and once again tried making a go of the caramel business.
In 1900, he sold his caramel company for a whopping 1 million dollars. His father asked Ernst to take him back, and he did decide to give him a second chance, but Mattie Snavely, his aunt, and his mother had a different idea. As time went on, Hershey saw to it that the town added a community building, a department store, a convention hall, an amusement park, a swimming pool, and schools. Hershey continued to experiment and perfect the process of making milk chocolate using the techniques he had first learned for adding milk to make caramels when he had moved to Drexel Hill. So he thought of making chocolate. He would help set up each letter for the printing press and then load the paper and ink for the printer to work. Milton Hershey was then able to repay his debt to the bank and expand his business.
In 1893 the World's Columbian exposition opens in Chicago, Hershey Who Was Milton Hershey is a nonfiction story written by, James Buckley Jr. Also interesting - his wife who was 15+ years his junior and obviously chronically ill though it never said from what. It almost seemed like he was a kid at heart no matter what age and his exuberance to share fun things extended to money. Because his boss was hot-tempered, he was fired shortly after. Both his chocolate empire and his great personal legacy live on today.
And Hershey is still the home of the world's largest chocolate and cocoa manufacturing plant. What a great example of an inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. In 1893 the World's Columbian exposition opens in Chicago, Hershey then buys the chocolate-making machines he sees around town. As early as 1909, Hershey and his wife Catherine established the Hershey Industrial School, a school for orphan boys. Philanthropy Milton Hershey married Catherine Sweeney in 1898. At the time, milk chocolate was a luxury product, and Hershey was determined to create a formula that sells the product to the American public.