ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Hershey Chocolate Company. Caramels gave Milton Hershey his first million, but chocolate gave him his real fortune. His vision for the potential of chocolate was shaped by a visit to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, where he became fascinated by an exhibit of German chocolate-making machinery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hershey became fascinated with German chocolate-making machinery exhibited at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. He bought the equipment for his Lancaster plant and soon began producing a variety of chocolate creations. Hershey sold the Lancaster Caramel Co.

Detailed explanation-3: -Milton Hershey started the Lancaster Caramel Company in 1886 after he returned to Lancaster, Pennsylvania following the failure of his New York City candy business.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Hershey Chocolate Company was established as a subsidiary of the Lancaster Caramel Company in 1894. In 1900, realizing the success of his chocolate-making, Hershey sold the Lancaster Caramel Company in order to focus on his chocolate business.

Detailed explanation-5: -Milton Hershey borrowed a large sum of money from family to start his own candy business in 1876. He believed many people would visit Philadelphia during the anniversary of the American Revolution, so he based his company there.