Reese’s candy relative claims Hershey swapped milk chocolate for vegetable fats
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The grandson of the Reese’s candy founder continues to berate Hershey after the company said it would revert some products to classic recipes by 2027; He himself argues that the fix is not coming fast enough.
Brad Reese, grandson of founder HB Reese, criticized The Hershey Company in recent months for allegedly replacing real milk chocolate with cheaper ingredients.
In a recent interview with NewsNation this month, Reese accused the Pennsylvania-based candy giant of substituting “milk chocolate for the compound coating.”
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Composite coating is a cheaper, chocolate-like product that does not contain cocoa butter, an important requirement for real chocolate. Instead, vegetable oils are used.
“If it doesn’t say milk chocolate on it, it means there’s no cocoa butter; they’re using vegetable oils and they’re quietly replacing that,” Reese said in the interview.
Here’s what Hershey said in response to criticism that the “core recipe” for its chocolate bars and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups hasn’t changed. (iStock)
His criticism seems to focus on certain seasonal or specialty items, specifically Reese’s Wrap-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Creme Mini Hearts.
Everything he told FOX Business. Earlier this month, it said it planned to phase out certain compound coatings by next year and switch those products to traditional milk or dark chocolate — but Reese told NewsNation the backlash was just “a PR stunt.”
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“They have the ability to bounce back [to] “I use real milk chocolate in three days,” Reese said.
“This is all a trick. They hope the anger will die down.”
“We believe HB Reese would be very proud of the products produced under its name today and the integrity with which the brand continues to be managed.”
Reese, who previously lived in Florida he told FOX Business. After taking a few bites, she tossed in a bag of Reese’s Unwrapped Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Mini Hearts candies.
“I couldn’t eat it,” Reese said. “It wasn’t edible, I looked at the packaging. There was no milk chocolate. There was no peanut butter. That’s it.” vegetable oils and oils.”
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She added, “I can’t continue to represent being Reese’s grandchild when the product is complete bullshit. You have no idea how devastating this is.”
A Hershey official told Fox News Digital on Monday that the company is “committed to delivering products that consumers will love, and that means constantly reviewing our recipes to meet evolving tastes and preferences.”
Reese’s faced backlash online after the founder’s grandson, Brad Reese, criticized ingredient changes in some seasonal and special products. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“A series of improvements that will take effect in 2027 reflect this commitment: We are switching to colors from natural sources in our dessert portfolio, developing a creamier taste and texture recipe for Kit-Kat, and bringing a small portion of the remaining Hershey’s and Reese’s products into classic milk and dark chocolate recipes,” the statement said.
“The core recipes for our Hershey’s chocolate bars and Reese’s peanut butter cups remain unchanged.”
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The official also shared a statement from the Reese family.
He stated that they “want to make it clear that we have nothing to do with and do not support Brad Reese’s recent allegations regarding The Hershey Company.”
The comment continued: “His statements and opinions are solely his own and do not reflect our family’s opinion or position. … We believe that HB Reese would be very proud of the products produced under his name today and the integrity with which the brand continues to be managed.”
“The basic recipes for Hershey’s chocolate bars and Reese’s peanut butter cups have not changed,” a statement from Hershey said. (iStock)
Brad Reese’s comments went viral earlier this year.
Thousands of commenters reacted to the X post, which received nearly 26,000 likes and more than 820,000 views, but there was almost no positive response to the changes.
“Reese’s was my favorite chocolate candy as a kid. I ate one recently and it tasted gross and waxy,” one user said. “I really couldn’t finish it.”
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“I’m red last halloween Because he said at work they weren’t the same anymore and I didn’t eat them anymore,” another person wrote. “They said I was crazy. Confirmed.”
Fox News Digital’s Sophia Compton contributed reporting.
