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• Almost 70 percent of the world's supply of cocoa beans comes from West Africa.
  • Source: The Hershey Company. 2022 Form 10-K.
• Milton Hershey has been compared to Henry Ford since he applied mass production techniques to chocolate manufacturing.
  • Source: Chocolate: A Cultural History
• The development of plant-based chocolate is a growing trend. The Hershey Company just released a plant-based Reese's peanut butter cup.
  • Source: Mintel
• The demand for premium, dark, and organic chocolate is increasing.
  • Source: IBISWorld
• Chocolate is an impulse purchase for 40 percent of consumers.
  • Source: Mintel