PRINTER'S NO. 931
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
138
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY DiSANTO, LANGERHOLC, ARGALL, SCHWANK, AUMENT,
COLLETT, COSTA, BROWN, PHILLIPS-HILL, CULVER, VOGEL AND DUSH,
JUNE 20, 2023
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 20, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Hershey's Chocolate World
and designating June 30, 2023, as "Hershey's Chocolate World
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Hershey Company is headquartered in Hershey and
is an industry-leading snacking company known for bringing
goodness to the world through its iconic brands, remarkable
people and enduring commitment to helping children succeed; and
WHEREAS, The Hershey Company ranks first in United States
confection and second in United States snacking; and
WHEREAS, The Hershey Company's iconic sweet and salty snack
brands, including Hershey's Kisses, Hershey's Milk Chocolate,
Reese's, Twizzlers, Kit Kat, SkinnyPop, Pirate's Booty and Dot's
Pretzels, generate more than $10 billion in annual revenue; and
WHEREAS, The Hershey Company directly employs more than 6,500
Pennsylvanians throughout this Commonwealth, with family-
sustaining jobs in manufacturing and distribution and at the
Corporate Headquarters located in Hershey in Dauphin County,
Hazleton in Luzerne County and Lancaster in Lancaster County;
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and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's agriculture industry is critical to
the production of Hershey's iconic milk chocolate products; and
WHEREAS, The month of June is Dairy Month, and The Hershey
Company is one of the last large-scale chocolate manufacturers
to utilize local, farm-fresh milk to produce its iconic milk
chocolate, sourcing fresh fluid milk from a 100-mile radius of
Hershey and using approximately 4% of the total fluid milk
produced in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Hershey's Chocolate World was founded on June 30,
1973, to delight the public through the behind-the-scenes
celebration of making The Hershey Company's world famous
chocolate and confections; and
WHEREAS, Hershey's Chocolate World employs 600 people and is
the world's most visited factory experience; and
WHEREAS, Hershey's Chocolate World generates more than $200
million in annual tourism revenue and economic development in
Dauphin County; and
WHEREAS, Hershey's Chocolate World attracts more than 3.2
million visitors to the Hershey and Central Pennsylvania region
each year and has hosted more than 117 million visitors; and
WHEREAS, Hershey's Chocolate World is home to the largest
Hershey's candy store in the world; and
WHEREAS, Hershey's Chocolate World continues to celebrate The
Hershey Company's commitment to quality products, food safety
and the manufacturing jobs that make "The Great American
Chocolate Bar"; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the 50th anniversary of
Hershey's Chocolate World and designate June 30, 2023, as
"Hershey's Chocolate World Day" in Pennsylvania.
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