By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Hershey is facing a renewed, larger lawsuit claiming it misled consumers about the amount of artistic detail they would find on several Reese’s peanut butter candies after opening the packaging. In a proposed class action on Friday, four Reese’s consumers in southern Florida said they were “very disappointed” that the […]
Sweet new research suggests that newly forming planets may have a flattened shape similar to that of a popular British candy. A team of researchers from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in England used computer simulations to model the formation of planets in dense gas disks around young stars. Comparing these models with actual […]
Got a sweet tooth? Need a belated holiday gift? Lee’s Candies in Boise makes chocolates, truffles, fudge, caramels and nut clusters by hand in the back room of its Vista Avenue storefront. The family-owned business, passed down through generations after getting its start in downtown Boise in 1947, sells over 100 types of candy, made […]
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Hershey has been sued by a Florida woman who said its holiday-themed Reese’s peanut butter candies lack the artistic details shown on the packaging that make them worth buying. In a proposed federal class action filed on Thursday and seeking at least $5 million, Cynthia Kelly accused Hershey of deceiving […]
Dec. 29—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — O’Shea’s Candies is not renewing its lease on its store at the Westwood Plaza, ending more than 30 years at that location and marking another loss for the Lower Yoder Township shopping plaza. “It was a very tough decision,” O’Shea’s owner Matt Brubaker said. “The sales were not declining, but one […]
A limited-edition box of See’s Candies.Markets Insider Warren Buffett’s “dream business” is See’s Candies, a boxed-chocolate company he bought in 1972. The investor paid $25 million to purchase the retailer, and has made an over 8,000% return since. Buffett has hailed See’s profits, minimal capital needs, competitive power, staff, and products. Warren Buffett has built […]