November 15, 1928 –
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, the round chocolate cups filled with a creamy peanut butter filling were first introduced by H. B. Reese, a former dairy farmer and shipping foreman for Milton S. Hershey on this date. Reese used Hershey’s chocolate for his confection.
In 1956, his six sons took over the business and eventually sold it to The Hershey Company in 1963.
So now you know
