Reese's Peanut Butter Cups facts for kids
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Reese's Peanut Butter Cup consists of smooth peanut butter filling enveloped in Hershey's chocolate.
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| Type | Chocolate |
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| Owner | The Hershey Company |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | November 15, 1928 |
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| Markets | Worldwide |
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Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are a super popular American candy. They have a yummy peanut butter filling inside a chocolate shell. These tasty treats were first made on November 15, 1928, by a man named H. B. Reese. He used to work for Milton S. Hershey, who started the famous Hershey chocolate company. Reese's are now one of the best-selling candy brands all over the world!
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The Sweet Story of Reese's
The H.B. Reese Candy Company started in 1923 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. H. B. Reese named his first peanut butter candies "Penny Cups" because they cost just one cent each. Mr. Reese had worked on a dairy farm for Hershey, and he always used Hershey chocolate in his candies.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups quickly became his most popular candy. Because everyone loved them so much, H. B. Reese decided to stop making his other candies and focus only on the cups.
H. B. Reese passed away in 1956, and his six sons took over the company. In 1963, the Reese brothers decided to join their company with the Hershey Chocolate Corporation. This was a big step! By 1969, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups had become the Hershey Company's best-selling product.
Today, the H.B. Reese Candy Company still operates as a part of Hershey. Reese's is a huge success, selling billions of dollars worth of candy every year. It's one of the top candy brands in the United States and around the world.
Many Kinds of Reese's
Hershey's makes many different types and special "limited edition" versions of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
Different Sizes of Cups
- Big Cup: This is a thicker version of the classic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. It became a regular item in 2005. Some Big Cups even have extra fillings like potato chips or pretzels!
- Half-Pound Cup: This is a giant single cup that weighs about half a pound! It was first sold in 2011.
- King Size: These larger packs were introduced in 1987.
- Miniatures: These are tiny, bite-sized cups.
- Thins: These cups are 40% thinner than the original. They came out in 2018.
- Sugar Free: These taste like the original but don't have any sugar. They were introduced in 2003.
- World's Largest: Each of these cups weighs about 8 ounces!
Different Fillings
- Caramel: This cup has a layer of gooey caramel added to the peanut butter. It was first available in 2006 and came back in 2023.
- Crunchy: This version uses crunchy peanut butter instead of the smooth kind. It has been available on and off since the 1970s.
- Crunchy Cookie Cup: This cup has crushed chocolate cookies mixed with the peanut butter filling. It was first available in 1997 and returned in 2017.
- Double Chocolate: This limited edition cup had a chocolate fudge filling instead of peanut butter.
- Honey Roasted: This cup used honey roasted peanut butter. It was available for a limited time in the early 2000s and again in 2017.
- Marshmallow: This cup had an extra layer of marshmallow filling. It was first available in 2007.
- Peanut Butter & Banana Creme: This special cup had a banana cream layer and peanut butter, made as a tribute to Elvis Presley. It was available in 2007.
Different Coatings
- Chocolate Lovers: This cup has more chocolate and less peanut butter. It was available from 2003–2005 and came back in 2019.
- Dark Chocolate: This cup has peanut butter filling inside a dark chocolate shell. It became a permanent item in 2009.
- Fudge: This cup had a thicker, darker chocolate coating. It was available in 2004.
- White Creme: This cup has peanut butter filling inside a white "creme" coating. It was added permanently in 2003.
Mixed Coatings and Fillings
- Inside Out: This was a fun twist with chocolate filling inside a peanut butter cup! It was available in 2005.
- Peanut Butter Lovers: This cup has an extra layer of peanut butter on top and a thin chocolate layer. It was available from 2003–2005 and returned in 2019.
Holiday Shapes
During holidays, Reese's Peanut Butter candies come in fun shapes! They still have the same great peanut butter and chocolate taste.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Hearts: These heart-shaped candies are perfect for Valentine's Day in January and February.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Roses: Also for Valentine's Day, shaped like roses.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs: These egg-shaped candies are sold for Easter in March and April. They come in milk chocolate, white creme, or fudge chocolate.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins: These pumpkin-shaped candies are for Halloween in September and October. White Creme pumpkins were added in 2017.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Ghosts: Also for Halloween, these are shaped like ghosts. They first came out in 2016.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Franken-Cup: Released in 2020, this cup has green-colored white creme!
- Reese's Peanut Butter Bats: Bat-shaped candies available in September and October.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Christmas Trees: These tree-shaped candies are for Christmas in November and December.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Bells: These bell-shaped candies are smaller than a regular cup and come in bags.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Bunny: A larger, individually wrapped Easter Bunny for Easter.
- Reese's Snowman: A big peanut butter snowman, much larger than the other holiday shapes.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Ugly Sweater: Shaped like an ugly sweater, a fun Christmas gift.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Footballs: Shaped like a football, available during football season.
- Reese's Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Nutcrackers: Shaped like a nutcracker doll for Christmas.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Santas: Shaped like Santa Claus.
Other Reese's Products
Reese's isn't just cups! They make other delicious treats too:
- Reese's Crispy Crunchy is a candy bar with flaky peanut butter and chopped peanuts covered in milk chocolate. It came out in 2006.
- Reese's Fast Break is a candy bar with peanut butter over a nougat layer, all covered in chocolate. It was introduced in 2001.
- Reese’s Plant Based Peanut Butter Cups are made with oat milk instead of cow's milk, for those who prefer plant-based options. They were introduced in 2023.
- Reese's Snack Bar has peanut butter creme, crispy brown rice, roasted peanuts, and milk chocolate.
- Reese's Sticks are wafers filled with peanut butter and covered in chocolate. They came out in 1998.
- Reese's Whipps is a candy bar with peanut butter nougat and a layer of peanut butter and chocolate. It was introduced in 2007.
- Reese's Peanut Butter Ice Cream is ice cream that has pieces of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in it.
- Reese’s Puffs is a breakfast cereal that tastes like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!
How Reese's is Advertised
In the United States, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups usually come in packs of 2, 4, 5, 10, or 20. They are known for their bright orange packaging.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Reese's had famous commercials. They showed two people, one eating peanut butter and one eating chocolate, accidentally bumping into each other. One would say, "You got your peanut butter on my chocolate!" and the other would say, "You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!" Then they would taste the mix and love it, saying the slogan: "Two great tastes that taste great together."
In the 1990s, the slogan changed to: "There's no wrong way to eat a Reese's."
Reese's has also sponsored race car drivers in NASCAR, like Mark Martin and Kevin Harvick. They also sponsor the replay feature for the AHL Hershey Bears hockey team.
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