Grandson of Reese's Inventor Says the Candy Is Now 'Not Edible'

"Brad Reese used to eat a Reese's product every day. Not anymore. The 70-year-old grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups inventor H.B. Reese wrote a scathing open letter to Hershey accusing the candy giant of replacing milk chocolate with compound coatings and peanut butter with peanut crème in multiple products. He recently threw out a bag of Reese's Mini Hearts. "It was not edible," he told the Associated Press."

"Hershey insists the original Reese's Peanut Butter Cups recipe hasn't changed but acknowledged making adjustments for new shapes and sizes. High cocoa prices have pushed the company to use less chocolate. Brad Reese says products like Take5 and Fast Break bars no longer use milk chocolate, and European versions now contain "peanut butter crème" instead of real peanut butter. The FDA has strict requirements for what can be called "milk chocolate." Companies can sidestep those rules by using different wording-like "chocolate candy" instead."

Brad Reese stopped eating Reese's products after noticing ingredient and quality changes. He accused Hershey of replacing milk chocolate with compound coatings and peanut butter with peanut crème across multiple products, and discarded a bag of Reese's Mini Hearts as 'not edible.' Hershey maintains the original Reese's Peanut Butter Cups recipe remains unchanged but acknowledges adjustments for new shapes and sizes. Rising cocoa prices have led the company to reduce chocolate content. Brad Reese contends bars like Take5 and Fast Break no longer use milk chocolate and that European versions use peanut butter crème instead of real peanut butter. FDA rules define milk chocolate labeling; companies can avoid those rules by labeling products as 'chocolate candy.'

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