Planet Money : NPR
NPR • • business
Key Points:
- The Hershey Company is reportedly using ingredients in some Reese's candies that do not meet legal definitions of milk chocolate or peanut butter, sparking controversy over product quality.
- Brad Reese, grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup inventor H.B. Reese, has launched a campaign criticizing Hershey's for "skimpflation," or reducing product quality to cut costs.
- The discussion explores why chocolate makers might reduce ingredient quality, including rising costs, and examines alternative explanations for these ingredient changes.
- Planet Money features an exclusive segment revealing major news to Brad Reese, highlighting the ongoing debate about maintaining classic Reese's ingredients.
- The episode is hosted by Greg Rosalsky and Sarah Gonzalez, produced by James Sneed, and is available on major podcast platforms with additional content through Planet Money subscriptions.
