PRINTER'S NO. 1603
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
160
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MEHAFFIE, FLEMING, GUENST, HILL-EVANS, KHAN,
KINSEY, MALAGARI, MERSKI, O'MARA, PICKETT, SANCHEZ, VITALI
AND WATRO, JUNE 16, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
JUNE 16, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating June 30, 2023, as "Hershey's Chocolate World Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Hershey Company is headquartered in Hershey,
Pennsylvania, 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, distribution and at the
corporate headquarters located in Hershey in Dauphin County,
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Hazleton in Luzerne County and Lancaster in Lancaster County;
and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's agriculture industry is critical to
the production of Hershey's iconic milk chocolate products; and
WHEREAS, June is "National 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, Pennsylvania, 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 individuals
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 Hershey's
largest 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 House of Representatives designate June
30, 2023, as "Hershey's Chocolate World Day" in Pennsylvania.
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