Candy Professor: ‘Why they’re called Hershey’s Kisses’
January 26th, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by Aishwarya BhattWashington, Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) For more than a hundred years now, there has been several rumors and debates as to why Hershey’s Kisses are called Kisses. The common reason often given for the name has been attributed to the manufacturing process of the chocolate.
The name might not be due to that fact though. A new reason says the chocolates were named kisses by Hershey because “kisses” was trendy at that time. Several other candy companies also named their products kisses.
The choice of “kisses” worked well for the company because after the First World War, everything chocolate became known as “kisses.” The company then started a long legal battle in the United States to monopolize “kisses” on all kinds of candies. The battle dragged on until 2001 when they were granted the request.
During the legal battle, the company was able to successfully convince a judge that Americans have grown to associate only one candy with the word “kisses” despite the fact that several other products uses the word. The judge agreed and granted the request. The opponents of the move had argued that a name like “kisses” was general and could not be monopolized.
- Just Born Marshmallow Peeps Halloween Surprise - Sep 29, 2010
- New method to find flavanol antioxidant content in cocoa, chocolate - Feb 15, 2011
- Chocolate healthier than many fruit juices - Feb 07, 2011
- Just Born Marshmallow Peeps Get A Makeover For Halloween - Sep 29, 2010
- After 15 months, Raja is out of jail (Roundup) - May 15, 2012
- PMO rapped on Swamy plea, government gets prosecution deadline (Roundup) - Jan 31, 2012
- Ron Artest wants to change his name to 'Metta World Peace' - Jun 24, 2011
- Sean Combs sued over perfume - Jan 17, 2012
- Brazilian woman removes world's largest breast implants after infections - Sep 10, 2010
- BJP: hypocrisy of the holier-than-thou (Comment) - Jan 07, 2012
- Actress Neva Patterson dies - Dec 17, 2010
- Guinness's "World's Largest Chocolate Bar" Unveiled in Armenia - Sep 13, 2010
- Lord Krishna's name not anyone's property: Court - Oct 18, 2011
- Tobacco Mints' Lethal Poison Affect Children - Apr 20, 2010
- Today is National Chocolate Covered Anything Day - Dec 16, 2011
Tags: candies, candy companies, chocolate, chocolates, debates, first world war, hershey, hundred years, manufacturing process, new reason, opponents, united states