reese's peanut butter cups started in 1928.
reese's peanut butter cups started in 1928.
when did reese's peanut butter cups start?
1928
borrowing money from a york county, pennsylvania bank in 1926, reese built a large home and a new factory that were located next to each other at 203-205 w caracas ave in hershey, pennsylvania. by 1935, he had 62 employees as well as his 6 sons working for him and was so successful that he was able to pay off all his mortgages.









































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by 1928, h.b. (poppy reese) and blanche (mommy reese) had sixteen children. that same year, h.b. reese invented reese's peanut butter cups which became part of his assorted chocolate line.
h. b. reese
in the united states, reese's peanut butter cups typically come in packs of 2, 4, 5, 10 or 20 in distinctive orange packaging, set on thin but rigid paperboard trays. the "classic" two-pack is a 0.75 oz. cup since 2001 (originally a 0.9 oz. size, reduced to 0.8 oz. in 1991), the "king size" four-pack introduced in the early 1980s is a 0.7 oz. cup (originally a 0.8 oz. cup until 1991) and the "lunch" eight-pack is a 0.55 oz. cup. "large size" packs of three 0.7 oz. cups, as well as bags containing 0.6 oz. cups, are also available. the "mini" cups come in various bag sizes and foil colors for seasonal themes like red, gold and green for the christmas holiday season. in canada, where they are packaged as reese peanut butter cups (except reese's pieces), but still widely referred to by their american name, they come in a standard pack of three 0.55 oz. cups or the king-size variation with four cups. in the united kingdom and ireland, they were originally available only in two-packs, though are now only available in three-packs, imported from canada. in 2008 reese's peanut butter cups were made available in europe by hydro texaco and 7-eleven. in australia, reese's products can be found in many specialty candy stores, as well as from american stores such as costco.
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