Hershey Canada, Inc. sells the Life Savers, and Breath Savers business to Beta Brands Inc. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in January 1996.]
Hershey Foods Corporation signs an agreement to purchase the assets of Kneisl Schokoladen GmbH & Co., a small German manufacturer of chocolate-covered fruits. (Agreement completed in May 1996)
Hershey Foods Corporation sells the Ford Gum and Machine Company, Inc. and Carousel Brands to Akron Confections, Inc. These assets were part of the Leaf, North America acquisition.
Hershey Foods Corporation’s new Eastern Distribution Center (EDC III) located in Palmyra, PA, opens. Outbound product shipment begins June 30, full utilization in force by end of November 2000.
Hershey Foods Corporation acquires the chocolate confectionery business of Visagis, a Brazilian confectionery. The acquisition includes a manufacturing plant and confectionery equipment in Sao Roque, Brazil. Brands include 10-10 and Visconti
Hershey Trust Company as Trustee for Milton Hershey School Trust Fund directs Hershey Foods Corporation to terminate the sale process. (First made public July 25, 2002)
Hershey Foods Corporation introduces Hershey’s Sweet Escapes lower fat candy bars. [Date is approximate. Event occurred in January 1995]
Milton Hershey School Alumni Association dedicate the Dearden House (formerly Glendale) as a recreational and conference center. (A project of the Alumni Association Homestead Chapter).
Hershey Chocolate Corporation begins pouring concrete for sixteen (16) silos. The silos store 60 million pounds of cocoa beans (completed August 24).
Hershey Chocolate Corporation constructs 8 additional cocoa bean silos. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1957.]
Good & Plenty initiates "Choo Choo Charlie" advertising campaign. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1950.]
Reese Plant expands with a 200,000 square feet addition. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1963.]
Hershey Foods Corporation and Hershey Trust Company (Trustee, Milton Hershey School Trust who controls 77% of the voting shares) announces that the Trust Company has decided to diversify its holdings and has asked Hershey Foods Corporation to put itself up for sale. (Sale process terminated by Hershey Trust Company September 17, 2002)
Hershey Chocolate Company cocoa storage department in Building 25 is destroyed by fire.
"Oh, Henry" candy bar introduced by Williamson Candy Company, Chicago, IL. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1921.]
Reading Streamlined Train (Reading Crusader) visits Hershey railroad station for its first public inspection. Railroad guests are entertained at the Hotel Hershey, and the train is open to the public from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Hershey Press Building is completed (future location for Hershey Department Store). [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1916.]
Derry Township purchases 91 acres along Bullfrog Valley Road to be used as an open-space recreation site. Future Shenk’s Park. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in December 1977.]
Chocolate covered PayDays are discontinued. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1990.]
Dutch Wonderland opens with 14 acres, 4 rides and 18 employees.
Hershey Gardens holds first annual “Fall Family Fun Fest Day”
Hershey Gardens breaks ground for the new “Children’s Garden.” (Actual construction commences in May 2002)
Hershey Foods Corporation acquires an 18.6 percent interest in Freia Marabou A.S., the leading Scandinavian chocolate, confectionery and snack food company
Hershey Foods Corporation withdraws its bid to acquire Freia Marabou and tenders its 18.6 percent interest to a subsidiary of Philip Morris Companies Inc.
San Giorgio-Skinner, Inc. is merged into Hershey Foods Corporation to form San Giorgio-Skinner Company, an operating division of the Corporation.
Hershey International establishes a joint venture in Brazil with the Bunge Born Group and merges its pasta operations into Petybon. Hershey owns 45 percent of this business operation. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in December 1986.]
Hershey International sells Hershey do Brazil Participacoes, a holding company owning Hershey’s equity interest in Petybon S.A., to the Bunge Born Group. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in April 1992.]
Hershey Foods Corporation signs a joint venture agreement with Fujiya Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan to establish a new confectionery company. Named Hershey Japan Co. Ltd., the company is headquartered in Japan and markets, sells and distributes Hershey’s chocolate and confectionery products in the Japanese market.
Hershey Area A.A.R.P. (American Association for Retired Persons) holds its first official meeting. (Steering commitee was established during 1980)
Hershey Area A.A.R.P. Chapter #3466 receives charter from the National A.A.R.P. organization.
Hershey Foods Corporation sells a group of Hershey’s non-chocolate confectionery brands including Heide and its trademarks, including Jujyfruits and Wunderbeans and Amazin’ Fruit trademarked brands, as well as the rights to sell Chuckles branded prducts, under license to Farley’s & Sathers Candy Company, Inc. Also included in the sale is Hershey Foods own Amazin’ Fruits […]
Eastern PA Conference officially confers the title of "The First United Brethren Church" to the present day First United Methodist Church. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in September 1910.]
First Baptist Church of Hershey is organized.
Chocolate Workers Local 464 of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers’ and Grainmillers’ Union walk out on strike. The primary issue is over employee contributions to medical cost sharing. The strike ends June 8.
Hershey Brethren in Christ Church begins as a Bible Study Group. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in August 1985.]
Mountain View Bible Church is formally organized. Congregation worships in the home of Daniel and Georgia Snyder. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in December 1951.]
Mountain View Bible Church builds the basement of its future church. Worship is held there funds are raised to complete the full structure in 1966. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1953.]
Mountain View Bible Church completes an addition to the original structure. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1973.]
Mountain View Bible Church opens a Christian school for grades K-3. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in September 1973.]
Mountain View Bible Church constructs a new facility for its Christian school. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in September 1980.]
Hershey Youth Soccer Association is incorporated. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1982.]
Greater Hershey Prayer Fellowship hosts its first Prayer Breakfast at Hershey Lodge. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in September 1992.]
Stauffers Mennonite Church is established. (Building in use until August 25, 1917)
Stauffers Mennonite Church first worships in a new brick meeting house. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in October 1918.]
Derry Church School is constructed. (Milton Hershey attends during 1863-1864 school year.) [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in the year 1844.]
Hershey Country Club constructs outdoor swimming pool on the grounds of High Point. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1941.]
Hershey Country Club hosts the PGA Buy.com Hershey Open for the first time. Tournament is held July 6-9.
Derry Township Camping Association is incorporated. They manage Camp Catherine
Last official public visitors tour of Hershey Foods Corporation main plant.
First official public visitors’ tour of the Hershey Chocolate Company factory. Tours of the plant had been offered on an ad hoc basis since the plant opened in 1905.
The Hershey Italian Lodge is chartered. The official name is "Men’s New Independent Italian Mutual Benefit Society," or "Socita Italiana Di Mutuo Soccorso." [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in November 1920.]
Hershey Italian Lodge purchases its first building in the Swatara Station area. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1923.]
Hershey Italian Lodge builds a new clubhouse on Hillcrest Road. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1958.]
Hershey Italian Lodge Women’s Auxiliary is organized. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1958.]
Hershey Kiwanis Club is chartered.
Hershey Kiwanis Club changes its name to Hershey-Hummelstown Kiwanis Club.
League of Women Voters of Hershey is organized. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in April 1969.]
League of Women Voters of Hershey becomes fully affiliated with the State and National Leagues. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in April 1970.]
Sand Hill Lions Club receives charter. It was sponsored by the Hummelstown Lions
Hershey Area Playhouse is incorporated.
Hershey Area Playhouse’s first production, “Barefoot in the Park,” opens.
Hershey Area New Neighbors Club is organized.
First mass said for future St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in the Central Theatre. Future services are held in the Hershey Press building.
Hershey Community Chorus presents its first concert. It is held at the Hershey Theatre. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1967.]
Areba Club of Hershey is organized. Its purpose is to promote the spiritual, physical, mental and emotional well being of older Derry Township residents. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1970.]
Hershey Ministerium is organized. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in June 1972.]
Friends of Derry Township Parks and Recreation is organized.
Ringling Brothers Circus performs in Hershey for the first time. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1952
Hershey Bears win their fourth Calder Cup Championship under the leadership of coach Frank Mathers. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in April 1969.]
Hershey Bears win their fifth Calder Cup Championship under the leadership of coach Chuck Hamilton. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in April 1974.]
Hershey Foods Corporation sells Luden’s Throat Drop business to Pharmacia Consumer Healthcare, a unit of Pharmacia Corporation. Included in the transaction are the trademarks and manufacturing equipment for the business. Hershey Foods retains ownership of the Luden’s manufacturing facility
The first non-white male students are enrolled in Milton Hershey School. They are residents of Harrisburg.
The Giant Center’s final roof truss is placed at the south end of the building.
Hotel Hershey completes construction of a reinforced concrete underground wine cellar. It measures 32×40 feet and is entered from the hotel kitchen. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in May 1936.]
Derry Church Railroad Station closes
Semi-sweet chocolate Mini Chips introduced. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in January 1972.]
The Hershey Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) hosts the Antique Automobile Show in the Hershey Stadium for the first time. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in October 1954.]
Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) is established. The club meets periodically in Philadelphia. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1935.]
The first Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) car show is held in Devon, Pennsylvania Horse Show Grounds. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1946.]
Hershey Foods Corporation is adopted as the solitary name for all of its divisions, including Hershey Chocolate, U.S.A., Hershey Grocery. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in March 1999.]
Hershey Country Club hosts the Professional Golfers Association 23rd Championship (U.S. Open). Qualifying rounds were held on August 26-27, with the tournament beginning on August 28. Due to a rain delay on Sunday, September 1, the final round took place on Monday, September 2. Byron Nelson defeated Sam Snead.
Hershey’s Kisses are first wrapped with red, green and silver foil for the Christmas season. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1962.]
Hershey Motor Lodge and Convention Center receives a four star designation from the Mobil Travel Guide. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1975.]
J.P. Mallards, a nightclub and lounge, opens at the Hershey Lodge. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in September 1985.]
All Saints Episcopal Church breaks ground for new Elm Avenue church building. (Completed in late 1955) [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred May 1955.]
All Saints Episcopal Church begins as a mission station. First services are held in the William S. Crouse home.The Church is incorporated into the Diocese of Harrisburg in 1939 with Reverend John H. Treder serving as its first minister. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1938.]
Hershey Camera Club holds its first meeting. Constitution is approved October 5, 1993
Hershey Figure Skating Club is organized.
Halloween in Hershey Celebration, featuring Hersheypark in the Dark and Creatures of the Night. (October 22-24 and 29-31)
Hersheypark opens LIGHTNING RACER, the only racing, dueling, double-track, wooden coaster in the United States
Grand opening for the Harold and Melda Mohler Senior Center, located on Cherry Drive.
Hershey Filling Station and Garages is constructed and opens for business on W. Chocolate Avenue. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in October 1924.]
East End Apartments is constructed by remodelling the second Hershey Transit Company car barn on E. Chocolate Avenue. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in April 1925.]
Hershey Industrial School (now Milton Hershey School) lays the cornerstone for the Fanny B. Hershey Memorial Building, a new elementary school for Hershey Industrial School boys.
Parkside Apartments is completed. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1933.]
The former YWCA building is renovated into the Parkview Apartments. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1934.]
The Hershey Zoo constructs the Bird House. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1934.]
The Hershey Zoo constructs the Reptile House. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1934.]
Hershey Community Building is completed. Construction began November 1928. The building contains the following services: Basement: Switch board rooms, Community Room, Cafeteria & Kitchen, Game Rooms, Locker Rooms, Swimming Pool. First floor: Library, Social Room, Dining Room, Gymnasium, Offices, Little Theater (600 seats), Community Theatre (1904 seats). Second floor: Class rooms (12). Third & Fourth […]
Derry Presbyterian Church adds an education wing to its chapel building. (Construction begins October 1934) [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in March 1935.]