Reese's Pieces facts for kids
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Reese's Pieces consists of bite-sized pieces of candy filled with a peanut butter center in a crunchy shell.
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| Type | Confectionery |
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| Inventor | The Hershey Company |
| Inception | September 1978 |
| Manufacturer | The Hershey Company |
| Current supplier | The Hershey Company |
| Models made | Standard candy, Mini candies, baking chips |
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Reese's Pieces are small, colorful candies with a delicious peanut butter center. They are covered in a crunchy candy shell. These popular treats are made by The Hershey Company. You can find them in yellow, orange, or brown shells.
Reese's Pieces come in different packages, like plastic bags, cardboard boxes, or cup-shaped containers. The company that first made Reese's candies was started by H.B. Reese. His company later joined with The Hershey Company in 1963.
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History of Reese's Pieces
Reese's Pieces first came out in the United States in September 1978. Soon after, they were introduced in Canada in 1980.
Becoming Famous with E.T.
The candy became super popular in 1982. This was thanks to the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In the film, the friendly alien E.T. loves Reese's Pieces! This helped sales go way up, sometimes by as much as 300%.
Reese's Pieces arrived in the United Kingdom in 1996, but they are still made in the U.S.
From Cups to Pieces
Reese's Pieces were created because Reese's Peanut Butter Cups were so successful. The company wanted to make another candy that used their famous peanut butter. Unlike the cups, Reese's Pieces do not have chocolate.
How Reese's Pieces Are Made
In the 1970s, The Hershey Company used special machines to make these candies. These machines used to make another candy called Hershey-ets.
The candy was first called "PBs" but was later renamed Reese's Pieces. Making the candy was tricky at first. The original idea was to fill the shells with regular peanut butter. But the oil from the peanut butter would leak out, making the candy soft instead of crunchy.
To fix this, scientists created a special peanut-flavored filling that was more solid. They also had to figure out the perfect thickness for the candy shell. The colors of the candy (yellow, orange, and brown) were chosen to match the colors of the Reese's package. The goal is to have about 50% orange candies, 25% brown, and 25% yellow in each package.
Different Kinds of Reese's Pieces
Reese's Pieces have been added to many other Reese's and Hershey's products. Here are some ways you can find them:
- Original Reese's Pieces: These are the classic bite-sized candies with the peanut butter center and crunchy shell. They come in standard sizes, bags, and boxes.
- Reese's Pieces Peanut: This version includes actual peanuts along with the original Reese's Pieces candies.
- Reese's Mini Pieces Baking Chips: These are tiny Reese's Pieces made especially for baking. You can add them to cookies, brownies, and other treats.
- Reese's Baking Cups and Reese's Pieces Candy: This mix includes both mini Reese's Pieces and mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, perfect for baking.
More "Pieces" Candies
After the success of Reese's Pieces, The Hershey Company made other "Pieces" candies. In 2010, they introduced:
- York Peppermint Pattie Pieces
- Hershey's Special Dark Pieces
- Almond Joy Pieces
In 2012, they added Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Almonds Pieces to the lineup.
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