More job losses: Boycott Hershey's

February 20, 2009


Hershey closes Pennsylvania factory, moves production of Peppermint Patties to Mexico

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Production of York Peppermint Patties and other candy brands is coming to an end at The Hershey Co. plant in Reading, Pa.

After 23 years in Reading, the chocolate maker is closing the plant Friday and moving production to a new factory it has built in Monterey, Mexico. It will mean the loss of 300 jobs in the southeastern Pennsylvania city.

The plant also makes 5th Avenue and Zagnut candy bars and Jolly Rancher hard candies.

The nation's largest candy manufacturer announced two years ago that the plant would close as part of a wider move by Hershey to eliminate 1,500 jobs and one-third of its existing production lines, shifting more manufacturing to contractors in the United States.

Some workers will stay on for a few more weeks to close the plant.
http://app.com/article/20090220/BUSINESS/90220070

No more peppermint patties.

Shame on Hershey!

Thank you for your interest in HERSHEY'S.
We will make every effort to respond to your request in a timely manner. If you have immediate needs please contact a customer service representative. You may call Toll-Free: 1-800-468-1714 (Weekdays 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST).


I had written to them tonight

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by uniteasone

Thank you for your interest in HERSHEY'S.
We will make every effort to respond to your request in a timely manner. If you have immediate needs please contact a customer service representative. You may call Toll-Free: 1-800-468-1714 (Weekdays 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST).


I had written to them tonight

---

I thought Hershey had sold out Americans a long time ago. Just what this area needs...more job loss. Unless you live in this area, you don't realize the devastation the loss of manufacturing jobs has caused. It's just as bad as the devastation in California caused by illegals. When someone is online asking for help from those "back east" I respond by asking them if they drive a Japanese car and then I ask them where they were when we were pleading for help and asking people to buy American.

You are right PatrioticMe. This move has been in the works for some time now. And there have been other layoffs as well.

So is it, Hershey the Great UnAmerican chocolate bar??

Personally, I like Twing Bings! At least they are still made in IA

That`s the point no manufaturing no America. How can any country servive without producing goods, it doesn`t case closed! :?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by pjwishes

That`s the point no manufaturing no America. How can any country servive without producing goods, it doesn`t case closed! :?

---

I saw a list somewhere when Hershey first turned traitor of candies that are still made in this nation and some made in, I believe, Europe. I would much prefer to buy from Europe than either china or mexico. Does anyone have that list here?

They can thank Senator Arlen Spector (R-PA) but I am sure they will vote him back in, in 2010...since he went against the Republican party he could have at least made a deal to get the e-verify back in the stimulus...the stupid traitor!

No more Hersheys...I did not need it anyway!

Hershey's also bought Scharffenberger Chocolate and is taking it to Mexico....just so ya know. Apparently the owner of Scharffenberger died. So that is one more chocolate off my list. Ghirardelli is still made in San Leandro, California. Ghirardelli is the only one left that I know of that is still american. Does anyone know of any others? ....

EVERYONE, no more chocolate. Let's Boycott, now.

http://www.hersheys.com/contactus/


Just sent them email, I told them I hope Hershey, Pa, sues for the removal of their name as a Company name since it no longer applies. I also questioned the sanitary conditions of Mexico and the quality of any food product from Mexico. If you can't drink the water....

I always buy Endangered Species Chocolate, a company based in Indianapolis, IN and gives 10 percent of their profits to help endangered species. They buy their cacao from Africa and Peru, stressing fair trade and even send their cacao farmers chocolate so they can taste the finished product. I have e-mailed them to ask where their factories are located, but it does say product of USA.
This chocolate tastes better than Hershey stuff even has. I get it at the health food store.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by vortex

I always buy Endangered Species Chocolate, a company based in Indianapolis, IN and gives 10 percent of their profits to help endangered species. They buy their cacao from Africa and Peru, stressing fair trade and even send their cacao farmers chocolate so they can taste the finished product. I have e-mailed them to ask where their factories are located, but it does say product of USA.
This chocolate tastes better than Hershey stuff even has. I get it at the health food store.

---

Thanks vortex. I will check this out. I am a chocolate lover and its freaking me out to think that I eventually will have to have no chocolate at all. 8O 8O 8O

Moving to "Other topic"s"

My wife is gonna freak out when I tell her we are boycotting Hershey's. I swear it's like giving honey to a bear. She can be on a tazmanian devil style rampage but give her some chocolate and all is good with the world. :D

A lot of good Obama's doing. He's supposed to be creating more jobs for America instead people are losing jobs. Unfortunately I love Hershey's chocolate but now I'm never eating/buying it again.

Welcome, riseagainst16!
But while Obama has been in office only two months, this crap has been going on for at least 30 years. Everything has been for sale in this country. Westvaco and the corporation owning 7-11 stores are both majority owned by Japanese. Foreign companies run our ports and toll roads. IBM had the wisdom to sell its PC business and technology to Red China; Microsoft has outsourced their call centers to India and insourced foreign programmers, and I could go on, but I won't. The laws in this country need a very big change so that only Americans can own real estate, like they have in Europe, and say that because with our real estate market collapse, the Chinese are sending loads of investors here to buy our foreclosed properties.
As far as chocolate, also try Toblerone, made in Switzerland, who does not really seem to want to invade us yet. :lol: