The Food That Built America

Season 2, Episode 2

Episode Title: The Chocolate Rush

Air Date: 2021-02-14

Overview:

In 1919, Milton Hershey is king of the chocolate, but everything changes when sugar prices drop in the new post-WWI era. Competitors spring up, including Hershey's former employee HB Reese, who goes on to create one of the bestselling candies ever.