Brad Reese, the 70-year-old grandson of the legendary H.B. Reese, is absolutely furious with The Hershey Co. He claims they’ve made some Reese’s products “inedible” by swapping out key ingredients for cheaper alternatives. He recently sent a scathing letter to Hershey’s corporate brand manager on February 14, which he also shared on his LinkedIn profile, accusing the company of hurting the iconic Reese’s brand.
Reese noted that in many items, the company replaced the classic milk chocolate with compound coatings and the beloved peanut butter with peanut crème. He pointed to a bag of Reese’s Mini Hearts, a new Valentine’s Day offering, that he threw out because they were made with “chocolate candy and peanut butter crème.” He told an interviewer it was “not edible” and “very devastating,” since he used to enjoy a Reese’s product every single day.
