Reese's family member escalates battle with Hershey over chocolate ingredients, blasts 'PR stunt'

Brad Reese, grandson of Reese's founder H.B. Reese, accuses The Hershey Company of replacing real milk chocolate with cheaper compound coatings in products like Reese's Unwrapped Chocolate Peanut Butter Crème Mini Hearts. Hershey plans to transition some products back to classic recipes by 2027 but faces backlash for allegedly delaying changes, which Reese calls a 'PR stunt.'