But, the State House passed a bill last year that would give another candy icon - Hershey's Kisses - that honor. Boscola cited Peeps' enduring cultural importance as the reason for her pending ...

The big chocolate and confectionery companies such as Hershey Co. HSY and Mondelez International Inc. MDLZ, which owns Cadbury's, have come under pressure from rising raw material prices ...

which would give the state an official candy and make it the first in the nation to do so. The idea was brought to the legislature by a group of Bucks County girls dubbed the Hershey Kiss Committee.

Dina Lewis as Yolande and Jean Hyppolite as Jimmy Lunceford in M Ensemble’s “Knock Me a Kiss” at the Sandrell Rivers Theater through Sunday, April 27. (Photo by Christa Ingram/Courtesy M ...

Two bills, both introduced in the Pa. Senate, are aiming for the same resolution – designate a state candy. However, one is campaigning for the Hershey Kiss while the other is campaigning for the Peep ...

Hershey's chocolate on a map of Pa., showing the location of the original Hershey chocolate factory in Hershey, 1969. Photo by Peter Simins/Getty Images ...

Hershey's is dealing with a massive increase in the cost of cocoa, a key chocolate input. The company is expecting to post a massive drop in earnings in 2025. Earnings are important but highly ...