1. Milton Hershey:
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“Give them quality. That’s the best
kind of advertising in the world.”
9/13/1856 - 10/13/1945

2. Do You Like Chocolate?
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3. Biography (a few
fun facts):
- grew up as a farm boy,
constantly moving due to his
father’s business failures.
- was an apprentice to a candy
maker in Lancaster, PA
- started his own company in
1876, but it failed within six
years.
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- moved to Denver, worked with - failed at his second attempt at a
a confectioner, and discovered candy company, leaving him
the secret to making penniless at 28.
caramels….fresh milk.

4. The Lancaster Caramel Company
• After two failures, Milton tried
one more time to successfully
launch a candy company,
convincing his mother and a
former employee to back him
financially.
• In the late 1800’s, Milton
finally struck gold. The
Lancaster Caramel Company
shipped to places all over the
U.S. and Europe, and was one
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of caramel.

5. The Hershey Chocolate
Company
• In 1893, • He sold his caramel company for
Hershey visited $1 million, and used the money to
Chicago and purchase his old home (which
discovered an became the chocolate factory).
array of
German
chocolate
making
machines.
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6. Hershey’s Products
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7. Hershey, Pennyslvania
• Founded as a town for the
workers of Hershey’s
Chocolate Company to live
in
• Over time many landmarks
were added: parks,
churches, a trolley system,
an amusement, and many
schools (which included the
Milton Hershey School).
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8. The Milton Hershey School
• Founded by Hershey in
1909, the Milton
Hershey school opened
its doors to orphan boys.
• Today it is open to girls
as well
• A large amount of
Milton Hershey’s wealth
went into the school
trust when he died ($6
billion in assets).
• One of the wealthiest
schools in the world.
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9. Works Cited
• www.hersheys.com. Milton
Hershey: The Man and his
Legacy
• Starting From Scratch: The
Early Days of Milton Hershey.
The Business World, The New
York Times, June 1903.
• www.evancarmichael.com.
Sweetening the Deal: Hershey
Tries Chocolate.
• Google Images (links under
pictures)