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The Chocolate Kings: Hershey vs. Mars

The Chocolate Kings: Hershey vs. Mars

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Glen Ellyn Historical Society, 800 N Main St, Glen Ellyn, IL, 60138

The Glen Ellyn Historical Society presents Historian Leslie Goddard at the Glen Ellyn History Center, 800 N. Main Street, Glen Ellyn, on Saturday, January 24 at 2:00 PM.  Admission is $10 for adults, FREE for GEHS members and kids. In chocolate history, few names are better known than Hershey and Mars.  Milton Hershey brought milk chocolate to the masses with his Hershey bar.  Frank and Forrest Mars dominated America's sweet tooth with the Milky Way, Snickers, and Three Musketeers bars.  Leslie Goddard explores how these legendary companies began - and how their rivalry changed chocolate forever. Great program for middle school and high school social studies students.  Check the website at www.gehs.org - the phone number is 630-469-1867.

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