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Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are an American candy consisting of a milk, white, or dark chocolate cup filled with peanut butter, marketed by The Hershey Company. They were created by H. B. Reese, a former dairy farmer and shipping foreman for Milton S. Hershey. Reese left his job as a shipping foreman for The Hershey Company to start his own candy business. In 1928, The H.B. Reese Candy Company was established in the basement of Reese's home in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Reese had originally worked at a Hershey dairy farm, and from the start he used Hershey
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Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are an American candy consisting of a milk, white, or dark chocolate cup filled with peanut butter, marketed by The Hershey Company. They were created by H. B. Reese, a former dairy farmer and shipping foreman for Milton S. Hershey. Reese left his job as a shipping foreman for The Hershey Company to start his own candy business. In 1928, The H.B. Reese Candy Company was established in the basement of Reese's home in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Reese had originally worked at a Hershey dairy farm, and from the start he used Hershey
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a new factory that were located next to each other at 203-205 W Caracas Ave in Hershey, Pennsylvania. By 1935, he had 62 employees as well as his 6 sons working for him and was so successful that he was able to pay off all his mortgages. By 1928, H.B. (Poppy Reese) and Blanche (Mommy Reese) had sixteen children. That same year, H.B. Reese invented Reese's Peanut Butter Cups which became part of his assorted chocolate line. "In late 1927, H.B. was delivering some of his candy to a store in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the Bluebird Candy Shop. The owner of
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the shop was having problems with another supplier who could not keep him supplied with a candy made of peanut butter covered with chocolate. He asked H.B. if he could supply him with something like that. H.B. saw an opportunity and with considerable persistence, seized it. H.B. originally rolled the peanut butter into a small ball and dipped it into chocolate; the peanut butter manufacturing process was easy to automate, and the cup was used to help that process, since it provided a small compartment for each item. The candy was quickly added to the assortment box in 1928." Soon
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Peter Pan has confirmed that no ingredients used to make its peanut butter have come from any location operated by Peanut Corporation of America. Peter Pan (peanut butter) Peter Pan is a brand of peanut butter produced by Conagra Brands and named after the J. M. Barrie character. The product was introduced by Swift & Company (originally through their "Derby Foods" subsidiary) in 1920 under the name "E. K. Pond". The product was renamed in 1928. Originally packaged in a tin can with a turn key and reclosable lid, the product's packaging was changed to glass jars because of metal
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Peter Pan (peanut butter) Peter Pan is a brand of peanut butter produced by Conagra Brands and named after the J. M. Barrie character. The product was introduced by Swift & Company (originally through their "Derby Foods" subsidiary) in 1920 under the name "E. K. Pond". The product was renamed in 1928. Originally packaged in a tin can with a turn key and reclosable lid, the product's packaging was changed to glass jars because of metal shortages during World War II. In 1988, Peter Pan was the first brand of peanut butter to be sold in plastic jars. Peter Pan
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institutes. Early peanut-butter-making machines were developed by Joseph Lambert, who had worked at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium, and Dr. Ambrose Straub who obtained a patent for a peanut-butter-making machine in 1903. "In 1922, chemist Joseph Rosefield invented a process for making smooth peanut butter that kept the oil from separating by using partially hydrogenated oil"; Rosefield "...licensed his invention to the company that created Peter Pan peanut butter" in 1928 and in "...1932 he began producing his own peanut butter under the name Skippy". Under the Skippy brand, Rosefield developed a new method of churning creamy peanut butter,
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on the success of a single product, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. And instead of selling the product by weight, peanut butter cups were packaged for retail sale with each candy wrapper prominently displaying the slogan: "Made in Chocolate Town, So They Must Be Good". Additionally in 1943, the five-cent cup was introduced and as packaging machine and plant automation were placed into production, the sales of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups doubled every four years. Before H.B. Reese died in 1956, he began construction of a second plant located at 925 Reese Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania. Completed on November 30, 1957, this
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smooth, creamy peanut butter, but crunchy peanut butter, or peanut butter mixed with other flavors, is also used. The most popular brand of peanut butter cup is the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (sold as Reese in Canada), now a Hershey brand. The Reese's Peanut Butter Cup is considered the "finest creation" of Harry Burnett "H. B." Reese, a former employee of Hershey's, who set up his own candy-manufacturing business in the 1920s. The company merged with Hershey's in a July 2, 1963 tax free stock-for-stock merger, seven years after the May 16, 1956 death of Reese. The famous slogans, "Two
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(analogous to chocolate chips for baking), Reese's premier baking pieces (tiny cup-shaped pieces of chocolate filled with peanut-butter, also for baking), Reese's jarred peanut butter, and Reese's toppings (including peanut butter syrup, peanut butter and chocolate topping, and Reese's Magic Shell) and sprinkles for ice cream. For the July 2008 release of the Batman feature film "The Dark Knight", Reese's released two limited time products: blue and black Reese's Pieces with Batman's likeness on the packaging, and Reese's peanut butter-filled chocolate Batman logos which were sold individually and roughly the size of two Reese's cups combined. The fact that Reese
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Chocolate in his confections. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups were his most popular candy, and Reese eventually discontinued his other lines. H. B. Reese died on May 16, 1956, in West Palm Beach, Florida passing the company to his six sons, Robert, John, Ed, Ralph, Harry, and Charles Richard Reese. On July 2, 1963, the Reese brothers merged the H.B. Reese Candy Company with the Hershey Chocolate Corporation in a tax-free stock-for-stock merger. In 2017 after 54 years of stock splits, the Reese brothers' original 666,316 shares of Hershey common stock represented 16 million Hershey shares valued at over $1.8 billion
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foil colors for seasonal themes like red, gold and green for the Christmas holiday season. In Canada, where they are packaged as Reese Peanut Butter Cups (except Reese's pieces), but still widely referred to by their American name, they come in a standard pack of three 0.55 oz. cups or the king-size variation with four cups. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, they were originally available only in two-packs, though are now only available in three-packs, imported from Canada. In 2008 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups were made available in Europe by Hydro Texaco and 7-Eleven. In Australia, Reese's products can
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to its 925 Reese Avenue, Hershey, PA plant. In 1969, only 6 years after the Reese/Hershey merger, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups became the best-selling product of The Hershey Company. As of September 20, 2012, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups were the No. 1 selling candy brand in the United States with sales of $2.603 billion. Furthermore back in 1973, the non-union H.B. Reese Candy Company plant added yet another 200,000 square feet of manufacturing space in order to begin production of the Kit Kat for sale in the United States which had 2012 U.S. sales of $948 million, making Kit Kat
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that paid annual cash dividends of $46 million. In 1969, only 6 years after the Reese/Hershey merger, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups became The Hershey Company's top seller. The H.B. Reese Candy Company is maintained as a subsidiary of Hershey because the Reese plant workforce is not unionized, unlike the main Hershey plant. In 2012, Reese's was the best-selling candy brand in the United States with sales of $2.603 billion, and was the fourth-best-selling candy brand globally with sales of $2.679 billion—only $76 million (2.8%) of its sales were from outside the United States market. Additionally, the H.B. Reese Candy Company
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Sticks digressed from the normal Reese's naming pattern was pointed out by Paul Lukas in his zine "Beer Frame". As Lukas noted, even though the official name was Reese Sticks, most people he casually surveyed pronounced it unknowingly as "Reese's Sticks". In 2009, Hershey's changed the name officially to "Reese's Sticks". During the seasons when retailers offer holiday-themed candies, Reese's Peanut Butter candies are available in various shapes that still offer the standard confection theme of the traditional Reese's cup (peanut butter contained in a chocolate shell). They are sold in a 6-pack packaging configuration but are usually available individually.
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product's slogan was: "There's no wrong way to eat a Reese's." The current slogan, introduced in the mid-2000s, is: "Perfect". Reese's was an associate sponsor of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers Mark Martin (1994), and Kevin Harvick (2007–2010). Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are made with the controversial ingredient PGPR (Polyglycerol polyricinoleate, E476, a.k.a. Palsgaard 4150), which is used as a replacement for cocoa butter. The FDA has determined it to be "safe for humans as long as you restrict your intake to 7.5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight". Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are an
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new modern plant contained 100,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing technology built at a cost equivalent of $6.9 million at a time when the sales of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups were equivalent to $125 million. After a short illness, H.B. Reese died of a Myocardial infarction on May 16, 1956 at the St. Mary's Medical Center located in West Palm Beach, Florida (where Reese had been vacationing). His residence at the time of his death was located at 630 Linden Road, Hershey, PA. On July 2, 1963 (seven years after the death of H.B. Reese), when the sales of Reese's
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Paws cups are available in original (vanilla), and peanut butter flavors. The cups are sold in cartons of four-cups. They are also available at warehouse clubs in large, club-packs. Frosty Paws peanut butter flavor was introduced in 2005. The second product range is Frosty Paws Bites. Introduced in 2011, Frosty Paws Bites are available in peanut butter, and original (vanilla) flavors. Frosty Paws Bites are also coated in vanilla yogurt. Similar to Frosty Paws Cups, Frosty Paws Bites are completely lactose free and are milk-free. Frosty Paws Bites are in very similar packages to Dibs Ice Cream, and each bite
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2006, Justin's introduced its “portable” squeeze packs and was the first nut butter brand to market the single-serve squeeze pack. Since then, Justin's has also introduced its organic dark, milk and white chocolate peanut butter cups, as well as several other flavors of spreads, including its chocolate hazelnut butter and maple almond butter. In 2011, the trade magazine Progressive Grocer named Justin's peanut butter cups one of the best roll-outs of 2011. By 2012, Justin's was selling 25 million squeeze packs and 1.6 million jars of nut butter. Its revenue growth placed Justin's on Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5000 list of
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Butter Cups after founding the H.B. Reese Candy Company in 1923. Reese died on May 16, 1956 in West Palm Beach, Florida leaving the company to his six sons. On July 2, 1963 the H.B. Reese Candy Company was acquired by the Hershey Chocolate Corporation in a tax free stock-for-stock merger. In 2017 after 54-years of stock splits, the original 666,316 shares of Hershey common stock received by the Reese family represented 16 million Hershey shares valued at over $1.8 billion that pay annual cash dividends of $42 million. In 1969, only 6-years after the Reese/Hershey merger, Reese's Peanut Butter
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Peanut Butter Cups were equivalent to $243 million, his sons Robert, John, Ed, Ralph, Harry and Charles Richard Reese, merged the H.B. Reese Candy Company with The Hershey Company in a tax free stock-for-stock merger. In 2018 after 55 years of stock splits, the Reese brothers' original 666,316 shares of Hershey common stock represent 16 million Hershey shares valued at over $1.8 billion that pay annual cash dividends of $46 million. At the time of its 1963 merger, the H.B. Reese Candy Company was celebrating its 40th Anniversary and had just added 200,000 square feet of new state-of-the-art manufacturing capacity
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But Zack and Skyler showed their parents that chocolate and peanut butter could get along just fine by introducing them to Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They agreed to start a new X-game; the Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge, which would allow for a fun way of deciding between chocolate and peanut butter. Riders were split into two groups of four (teams "Chocolate" and "Peanut Butter," after the main flavors in Reese's Peanut Butter Cups), seated, and given a ride through a shooting gallery. Targets were placed in large scenes, often with spinning obstructions placed in front. Targets lit up with yellow
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Trust as administrator of the school trust. In February 2011, Robert Reese (grandson of H. B. Reese the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups), a former board member and president of the Trust, filed a lawsuit against the Hershey Trust Company alleging that Trust had been improperly using the Trust's money. One particular issue was the purchase of the Wren Dale Golf Course, in which the Hershey Trust overpaid for the property, to the benefit of board members who were both owners of the Wren Dale Golf Course and on the Hershey Trust board. Reese withdrew the lawsuit in April
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the No. 4 selling candy brand in the United States. H. B. Reese Harry Burnett "H. B." Reese (May 24, 1879 – May 16, 1956) was an American inventor and businessman known for creating the No. 1 selling candy brand in the United States, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and founding the H.B. Reese Candy Company. In 2009, he was posthumously inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame. H.B. Reese was born on May 24, 1879 on the Frosty Hill Farm, an agricultural and dairy farm located near the Muddy Creek Forks Historic District in York County, Pennsylvania. He was the
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H. B. Reese Harry Burnett "H. B." Reese (May 24, 1879 – May 16, 1956) was an American inventor and businessman known for creating the No. 1 selling candy brand in the United States, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and founding the H.B. Reese Candy Company. In 2009, he was posthumously inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame. H.B. Reese was born on May 24, 1879 on the Frosty Hill Farm, an agricultural and dairy farm located near the Muddy Creek Forks Historic District in York County, Pennsylvania. He was the only child of Annie Belinda Manifold (1854–1935) and Aquilla Asbury
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be found in many specialty candy stores, as well as from American stores such as Costco. In the 1970s and 1980s, a series of commercials were run for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups featuring situations in which two people, one eating peanut butter and one eating chocolate, collided. One person would exclaim, "You got your peanut butter on my chocolate!" and the other would exclaim, "You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!". They would then sample the mixture and remark on the great taste, tying in with the slogan "Two great tastes that taste great together." In the 1990s, the
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great tastes that taste great together" and "How do you eat a Reese's?" originated in marketing campaigns for this candy. The most popular slogan is "There's no wrong way to eat a Reese's." The current slogan is "Not Sorry." In recent years Reese's has experimented with different types of peanut butter cups. Some variations have used white chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate-flavored peanut filling, and banana peanut butter in a chocolate cup sold as the Elvis Special Edition (all by Reese's). Another brand is Palmer, which specializes in holiday peanut butter cups. There are various forms that the peanut butter cups
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Justin's Justin's is an American brand of natural and organic nut butters and peanut butter cups. The Boulder-based company manufactures and markets jars and single-serve squeeze packs of nut butter, along with various kinds of organic peanut butter cups. Justin's peanut butter cups are USDA-certified organic and use Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa. Both the peanut butter cups and nut butters are distributed through stores such as Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, and Target in the United States. The company was founded in 2004 by Justin Gold, a 2000 graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Justin majored in environmental studies, at
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covering marshmallow in chocolate and this resulted in Mallo Cups, a cup-shaped candy consisting of a whipped marshmallow creme center covered with chocolate (resembling Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, which did not appear until later). They also began producing Smoothies, a peanut butter center covered with butterscotch confection, and Peanut Butter Cups, a peanut butter center covered with chocolate. The company also produced other cup candies such as Fluffernutter, a mixture of marshmallow and peanut butter covered in chocolate. Boyer was acquired by American Maize Products in 1969, and in 1970, a new 32,000 square foot warehouse was constructed. In June
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soya beans. Reese's Pieces are a product extension of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups line; this new product was designed to capitalize on the success of the chocolate-covered peanut butter cups, though unlike the cups, they have no chocolate. The candies were first manufactured using panning machines that had been used to make Hershey-ets, a chocolate-filled candy that had been discontinued. Designers knew that they wanted a peanut-flavored candy but had some problems with the filling. Original plans called for filling the candy shells with peanut butter, but the oil leaked out into the shell, leaving it soft, rather than
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foil. The peanut butter snowman is three times larger than the peanut butter tree, egg or pumpkin. In November 2015, consumers criticized the product via Twitter for bearing too vague a resemblance to a Christmas tree. Hershey licenses the Reese's brand (name, logo, etc.) to various companies for the production of other products beyond the traditional realm of candy. For example, General Mills produces Reese's Puffs, a brand of peanut butter and chocolate flavored breakfast cereal. Several companies, including Breyers, Baskin-Robbins, and Dairy Queen, produce various licensed Reese's ice cream products. In the United States, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups typically
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Eating Magazine. In 2014, the company was included as one of Prevention Magazine's "100 Cleanest Packaged Foods." Justin's has also been included on "Inc. Magazine’s" Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest growing companies, as well as the editors' pick for "Gourmet Retailer Magazine" and press pick from the Natural Products Expo in 2015. Justin's Justin's is an American brand of natural and organic nut butters and peanut butter cups. The Boulder-based company manufactures and markets jars and single-serve squeeze packs of nut butter, along with various kinds of organic peanut butter cups. Justin's peanut butter cups are USDA-certified organic and
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national guidelines to help schools manage students affected by food allergy and anaphylaxis. Sunflower butter Sunflower butter, also known as sunflower seed butter, is a food paste made from sunflower seeds. Sunflower butter is commonly used as a substitute for peanut butter when allergies are a concern. U.S. commercial versions of sunflower butter were first introduced in the early 1980s as alternatives to peanut butter, particularly for those with nut allergies or peanut allergies. These attempts were unsuccessful, which was attributed to issues with its greenish appearance, "poor texture", and a bitter, under-roasted taste. Two decades later, in 2000, researchers
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Sunflower butter Sunflower butter, also known as sunflower seed butter, is a food paste made from sunflower seeds. Sunflower butter is commonly used as a substitute for peanut butter when allergies are a concern. U.S. commercial versions of sunflower butter were first introduced in the early 1980s as alternatives to peanut butter, particularly for those with nut allergies or peanut allergies. These attempts were unsuccessful, which was attributed to issues with its greenish appearance, "poor texture", and a bitter, under-roasted taste. Two decades later, in 2000, researchers at the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture, working with sunflower
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many recipes: peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, peanut butter cookies, and candies where peanut is the main flavour, such as Reese's Pieces, or various peanut butter and chocolate treats, such as Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and the Crispy Crunch candy bar. Peanut butter's flavor combines well with other flavors, such as oatmeal, cheese, cured meats, savory sauces, and various types of breads and crackers. The creamy or crunchy, fatty, salty taste pairs very well with complementary soft and sweet ingredients like fruit preserves, bananas, apples, and honey. The taste can also be enhanced by similarly salty things like bacon (see
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take for the different seasons. Each holiday has a different color of foil for the season. They can also come in different shapes such as Christmas trees during holiday seasons. Many regional candy companies also have versions of the peanut butter cup, including Boyer Candies in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Peanut butter cup A peanut butter cup is a molded chocolate candy with a peanut butter filling inside. Peanut butter cups are one of the most popular kinds of candy confection in America. They can be made at home, but like most candies, they are commonly mass-produced. They may also be available
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the company was packaging 120 individually wrapped pieces per box that sold for a penny per cup. The penny peanut butter cup was the candy that helped Reese pay off the mortgages on both his house and factory by 1935. This was especially noteworthy since the United States was still in the grip of the Great Depression and chocolate was considered a luxury. During World War II, economic constraints and scarcity of materials led him to discontinue his other candies and concentrate solely on his Peanut butter cup, his most popular offering. Throughout the war, Reese built his company based
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for the German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and United States men's national soccer team is from here. The community is home to The Hershey Company, which makes the well-known Hershey Bar and Hershey's Kisses and is the parent company of the H. B. Reese Candy Company, manufacturer of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Hershey's Chocolate World is a factory store and virtual tour ride of The Hershey Company. The original Hershey Chocolate Factory, located downtown along Chocolate Avenue, was closed in 2012 due to high operational costs. Although many of the former factory buildings have been demolished, several were converted to
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Peanut butter cup A peanut butter cup is a molded chocolate candy with a peanut butter filling inside. Peanut butter cups are one of the most popular kinds of candy confection in America. They can be made at home, but like most candies, they are commonly mass-produced. They may also be available in candy shops, produced by local or regional candymakers. The diameter, thickness, and the relative proportion of its two major components vary according to the desires of the maker. Any type of chocolate may be used for the shell, but milk chocolate is most common. Fillings are usually
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in 2016. Reese's Peanut Butter Christmas Trees Available mainly during November and December, these are evergreen tree-shaped confections representing Christmas. At various retailers these may be available in standard milk chocolate or white. Initially, the packaging was green, white, and orange, but has been changed to a winter scene with a snow-covered ground and a snowman with a central large orange evergreen tree-shape in the center of the package. Another product offered is Reese's Peanut Butter Bells, which offers miniature Reese's cups in a Christmas bell shape. A third product is a milk chocolate-covered Reese's Snowman, wrapped in a snowman
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three various chocolate varieties. A larger, individually-packaged Easter Bunny Reese's peanut butter item, known as Reester Bunny, is available as well. Also, Reese's Pieces are offered in Pastel Eggs. Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins Available mainly during September and October, these are pumpkin-shaped confections representing Halloween. The packaging is standard Reese's orange with a jack-o-lantern picture and the word "Pumpkins" prominently displayed. Reese's Peanut Butter Ghosts Available mainly during September and October, these are ghost-shaped confections representing Halloween. The packaging is Halloween themed with the word scary on it. The ghost replaces the letter "a" in the word scary. First released
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two items in the largest four commercial seasons: Valentine's, Easter, Halloween, & Christmas. As a comparison, the next largest brand accounts for only 10% of seasonal sales. Hershey's produces "limited editions" of the candy that have included: Other candy products of the Reese's division of Hershey include: In September 2007, Hershey's began producing a new Reese's bar called Reese's Whipps. Featuring peanut butter-flavored nougat with a chocolate coating, it has been likened to a peanut butter-flavored 3 Musketeers candy bar owned by Mars, Incorporated. Hershey also produces several "pantry" items under the Reese's brand, such as Reese's peanut butter chips
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Peanut Butter is currently sold in 13 varieties: The product was the main ingredient in Frankford Candy & Chocolate Company's now-discontinued product, Peter Pan Peanut Butter Cups. Past spokesmen for Peter Pan have included actor Sterling Holloway, actor Mark Linn-Baker, comedian Alan Sues, and game-show host Art James. In late August 2007, it was announced that Disney's version of the Peter Pan character would become the mascot for Peter Pan Peanut Butter, alongside many other characters from Disney's 1953 animated film version to appear in their new advertising campaign, possibly in 2009. This would not be the first time: in
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come in packs of 2, 4, 5, 10 or 20 in distinctive orange packaging, set on thin but rigid paperboard trays. The "Classic" two-pack is a 0.75 oz. cup since 2001 (originally a 0.9 oz. size, reduced to 0.8 oz. in 1991), the "King Size" four-pack introduced in the early 1980s is a 0.7 oz. cup (originally a 0.8 oz. cup until 1991) and the "Lunch" eight-pack is a 0.55 oz. cup. "Large Size" packs of three 0.7 oz. cups, as well as bags containing 0.6 oz. cups, are also available. The "mini" cups come in various bag sizes and
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cellophane wrapping machines, smaller Whoppers were packaged and sold five for one cent, also known as Fivesomes. Leaf soon introduced the first confectionery milk carton package which would become a hallmark of the candy. Sometime between 1949 and 1952 an egg-shaped Whoppers candy was introduced for Easter. They differ from the traditional Whoppers in being egg shaped and having a speckled candy shell. In 2000, Hershey introduced Mini Whoppers. Traditionally chocolate in flavor, a new strawberry milkshake flavored variant became available in 2006. Soon after they also released Reese's Peanut Butter Cups flavored Whoppers (discontinued sometime 2014 to 2015). For
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cookie dough, M&M's, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Heath Bar (Skor in Canada), and Butterfinger (Crispy Crunch in Canada). Seasonal flavors are also available such as October's pumpkin pie and June's cotton candy. It has been argued that Dairy Queen drew its inspiration from the "concrete" served by the St. Louis-based Ted Drewes. On July 26, 2010, Dairy Queen introduced a new "mini" size Blizzard, served in 6 oz. cups. During the 25th anniversary of the Blizzard, two special flavors were released: Strawberry Golden Oreo Blizzard and Buster Bar Blizzard. Salted Caramel Truffle was released in 2015 during the Blizzard's 27th
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eight-pack of 1.5-ounce individual servings of Jif peanut butter, sold under the name "Jif to Go". In 2014, Jif introduced a peanut butter-flavored breakfast cereal (manufactured under license by Kellogg's), which met with positive feedback. On May 7, 2012, Jif announced a new line of hazelnut spreads, to be produced in Chocolate and Mocha Cappuccino flavors. Jif also makes almond butter and cashew butter. All variants of Jif are produced at a facility in Lexington, Kentucky, which is the largest peanut butter production facility in the world. In 2015, a state-of-the-art Jif plant opened in Memphis, Tennessee. Jif (peanut butter)
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Joseph L. Rosefield Joseph Louis Rosefield (18 Dec 1882 - 8 Nov 1958) was a California food businessman who invented modern, nonseparating peanut butter in 1922 – 1923. His family business, the Rosefield Packing Company, was based in Alameda. His new production process was licensed to another company to make Peter Pan peanut butter in 1923. Rosefield Packing later marketed Skippy peanut butter in 1932; both brands are still sold today. It also introduced cylindrical "wide-mouth" jars for peanut butter in 1935. Peanut butter then became a vast food industry. Among other roles, Rosefield Packing provided emergency supplies of peanut
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Although exterior packaging is altered to reflect the theme of the representative holiday, the actual holiday itself is never presented. Reese's Peanut Butter Hearts Available mainly during January and February, these are heart-shaped confections representing Valentine's Day. At various retailers, an individually-packaged, larger heart is available as well. These are packaged in all-red exterior packaging. Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs Available mainly during March and April, these are egg-shaped confections representing Easter. Exterior packaging is usually yellow and orange (milk chocolate), white and orange (white chocolate), or dark brown and orange (fudge-flavored chocolate). This is the only holiday-themed item available in
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Crunchy Jif" was introduced, followed in 1991 by "Simply Jif", a peanut butter variant with low sodium and less sugar than regular Jif. "Reduced Fat Jif" was introduced three years later in 1994. In 2014, "Jif Whips" was released as the first whipped peanut butter. Since 1981, Jif has been the leading peanut butter brand in the United States. In 1958, the brand rollout in the US involved a heavily publicized house-to-house distribution of free sample jars from special trucks emblazoned with the then Jif mascot, the "Jifaroo", a blue kangaroo. An early slogan was "Jif is never dry; a
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manufactures the Kit Kat in the United States, which had 2012 U.S. sales of $948 million. As of October 2017 in the U.S. convenience store channel, Reese’s was the largest confection brand by far: it was 62% larger than the next brand, with more households purchasing Reese’s than any other confection brand across the United States. Reese’s includes the overall top-selling confection item—the iconic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups King Size—as well as six of the top 20 chocolate/non-chocolate items. Additionally, the Reese’s brand accounts for over 47% of all seasonal sales within the U.S. convenience store channel, including the top
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claimed that it tasted better and was less sticky than previous formulas. Joseph L. Rosefield Joseph Louis Rosefield (18 Dec 1882 - 8 Nov 1958) was a California food businessman who invented modern, nonseparating peanut butter in 1922 – 1923. His family business, the Rosefield Packing Company, was based in Alameda. His new production process was licensed to another company to make Peter Pan peanut butter in 1923. Rosefield Packing later marketed Skippy peanut butter in 1932; both brands are still sold today. It also introduced cylindrical "wide-mouth" jars for peanut butter in 1935. Peanut butter then became a vast
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"Gears of War" to make something novel, comparing it to making peanut butter cups out of peanut butter and chocolate. When they showed this approach to other developers, they found that the concept was an idea that others had had but never worked towards any final product, and from that knew they had something with potential to build on. As the game was at its very preliminary stages at the VGA reveal, the goal of this reveal was to seek public interest in the title and potential publishing partners as to decide on the game's release platforms and timeframe. During
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to pull off without dairy curdling.” Unusual flavours from 2016 included bacon (particularly popular amongst millennials), peanut butter and jelly (like the popular sandwich), pumpkin, chocolate-coated strawberry and red velvet (like the cake). Another trend is using different types of milk, such as “almond milk, coconut milk, [or] hemp milk.” An unusual trend from 2016 was the Black Tap milkshake, a premium-priced ($15), 1,600 calorie drink that includes a "...mountain of ice cream topped with peanut butter cups, lollipops, cotton candy, or even entire slices of cake". Similar drinks referred to as "freakshakes" were popular in the United Kingdom and
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contest to determine whether to add a bow tie, cufflinks, or a pocketwatch to Mr. Peanut. The public voted for no change. While the character's television commercials were often accompanied by an elegant accented narrator, Mr. Peanut never had dialogue. On November 8, 2010, Planters announced that Mr. Peanut would officially be given a voice, supplied by American actor Robert Downey Jr.. In 2011 Mr. Peanut's "stunt double" named Peanut Butter Doug was introduced to tie in with the Planter's Peanut Butter launch. The character is voiced by Kevin Dillon. Planters announced on July 1, 2013 that its mascot, Mr.
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Cookie Crisp Cookie Crisp is a breakfast cereal made to recreate the taste of chocolate chip cookies. It is manufactured by General Mills in the United States and Cereal Partners (under the Nestlé brand) in other countries. Introduced in 1977, it was originally manufactured by Ralston Purina until they sold the trademark to General Mills in 1997, who soon after changed the recipe. Double Chocolate Cookie Crisp was a double chocolate-flavored variety of Cookie Crisp introduced in 2007. Peanut Butter Cookie Crisp was also introduced. It has the taste of peanut butter cookies. In July 2009, Cookie Crisp Sprinkles were
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Reese's Sticks Reese's Sticks, formerly called "ReeseSticks," are wafers filled with peanut butter and covered in milk chocolate. First introduced in 1998, they are manufactured by The Hershey Company and are currently still available. They are sold in pairs, similar to Twix and two finger Kit Kat bars. The fact that ReeseSticks digressed from the normal Reese's naming pattern was pointed out by Paul Lukas in his zine "Beer Frame". As Lukas noted, even though the official name was Reese Sticks, most people he casually surveyed pronounced it unknowingly as "Reese's Sticks". In 2009, Hershey's changed the name officially to
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headgear into the ring as an early contender for 2011's finest out-of-leftfield long-players". Some reviews were more mixed, however; American magazine CMJ noted the challenging nature of the music, saying that the songs "barely step out of the realm of down-tempo trip hop genre pioneered by his countrymen Massive Attack," but added that, "Ghostpoet shows that he is close to mastering it." All songs written and produced by Ghostpoet. According to the album's liner notes: Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam is the debut album of British singer and electronic producer Ghostpoet. It was
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(PCA), and urged people to postpone eating commercially prepared or manufactured peanut butter-containing products and institutionally served peanut butter. "Salmonella" was reported to be found in 46 states in the United States in at least 3,862 peanut butter-based products, such as crackers, energy bars, and peanut butter cookies from at least 343 food companies. Dog treats were affected, as well. At least 691 people in more than 46 states became sick, and the "Salmonella" claimed at least 9 lives as of March 25. Peanut butter and peanut paste manufactured by PCA were distributed to hundreds of firms for use as
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Peanut butter test The peanut butter test is a diagnostic test which aims to detect Alzheimer's disease by measuring subjects' ability to smell peanut butter through each nostril. The test was originally reported in October 2013 and involves measuring the ability of people to smell peanut butter held close to their nose. The researchers believe that people with Alzheimer's were not able to smell the peanut butter as well through their left nostril as their right one. Stamps had concluded, from her own research, that the sense of smell is dependent upon the olfactory nerve, and also noted that this
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E.L. Fudge E.L. Fudge is an American snack food introduced in 1987 and manufactured by the Keebler Company, a subsidiary of the Kellogg Company. They are butter-flavored shortbread sandwich cookies with a fudge creme filling. The company describes their shape as "elfin," though it is actually Ernie Keebler. The name takes its name from the Keebler Elf (E.L.F.), but when they were first introduced, the "E.L." stood for "Everybody Loves". Varieties include Original and Double-Stuffed (with twice the filling, introduced in May 2002) as well as fudge cookies with either fudge or peanut butter filling. A Hershey dark chocolate marble
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is used in culinary dishes where only a subtle flavor is needed. Dark roast: The dark roast peanut flours provide a robust peanut taste and aroma. Both roasts are used when a strong peanut flour is wanted in the culinary dish. The dark roast 12% fat is less in flavor than the 28% fat. Peanut flour can be mixed with sugar and salt to create a powdered version of peanut butter. Since peanut flour has had most of its oil removed, peanut butter reconstituted from this powder can be up to 88% less fattening than traditional peanut butter. Powdered peanut
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Whatchamacallit (candy) Whatchamacallit is a candy bar marketed in the United States by The Hershey Company. Whatchamacallit bars were first introduced in 1978. The name was devised by Sallie Grayson, the writer of "STUFFED: Adventures of a Restaurant Family" when she was the Associate Creative Director at Doyle Dane & Bernbach and was in charge of new brands on the Hershey account. From 1978 to 1987, Whatchamacallit consisted of a bar of peanut flavored crisp that utilized peanut butter as the flavoring agent, coated in a thin layer of chocolate. From 1987 to 2008, "Whatchamacallit" has included peanut-flavored crisp that
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the diagnostic puzzle." In 2014, a study was published, also in the "Journal of the Neurological Sciences", which found no evidence of a left-right asymmetry in nasal function in Alzheimer's disease patients. Peanut butter test The peanut butter test is a diagnostic test which aims to detect Alzheimer's disease by measuring subjects' ability to smell peanut butter through each nostril. The test was originally reported in October 2013 and involves measuring the ability of people to smell peanut butter held close to their nose. The researchers believe that people with Alzheimer's were not able to smell the peanut butter as
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celery, watercress, and toasted crackers. In a "Good Housekeeping" article published in May 1896, a recipe "urged homemakers to use a meat grinder to make peanut butter and spread the result on bread." The following month, the culinary magazine "Table Talk" published a "peanut butter sandwich recipe. In the early 1900s, this sandwich was adopted down the class structure as the price of peanut butter dropped. It became popular with children by the 1920s as manufacturers began adding sugar to the peanut butter. Since World War II, both peanut butter and jelly were found on US soldiers' military ration list.
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1, 1932. The "Peanut Butter Cookies" recipe said: "[s]hape into balls and after placing them on the cookie sheet, press each one down with a fork, first one way and then the other, so they look like squares on waffles." Pillsbury, one of the large flour producers, popularized the use of a fork in the 1930s. The "Peanut Butter Balls" recipe in the 1933 edition of "Pillsbury's Balanced Recipes" instructed the cook to press the cookies using fork tines. These early recipes do not explain why the advice is given to use a fork, though. The reason is that peanut
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meant to be played through to its flawless end". Upon its Australian release, "The Sun-Herald"s Craig Mathieson compared her work favourably with Tori Amos ("more focussed") and KT Tunstall ("stripped-down"). Green's most popular single, "Oh!", was issued in May 2008 and reached No. 12 on the French Singles Chart. Mathieson noted "Oh!" has "[s]parse, jazz-inflected beats play off popping finger clicks and piano parts". It was used in the V Australia series of television advertising, and in an ad for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the United States. As a model Green has worked for Christian Dior and Diesel but
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seed processor Red River Commodities, developed a formulation that "resembled the texture, flavor, and nutty appearance of commercially available peanut butter", focusing on the degree of roasting and the amounts of sugar, salt, and stabilizer (hydrogenated cottonseed and rapeseed oils). At the same time, Red River Commodities invested in new sunflower seed hybrids and specialized production areas, formed the subsidiary SunGold Foods, Inc., and created a peanut-free and tree-nut-free food processing, packaging, distribution and shipping environment at both companies' locations. The substitute for peanut butter, introduced in 2002, became known as SunButter. By 2011, SunButter became available at major grocery
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peanuts, otherwise it must be called "peanut spread". Peanut butter Peanut butter is a food paste or spread made from ground dry-roasted peanuts. It often contains additional ingredients that modify the taste or texture, such as salt, sweeteners, or emulsifiers. Peanut butter is popular in many countries. The United States is a leading exporter of peanut butter and itself consumes $800 million of peanut butter annually. Peanut butter is served as a spread on bread, toast, or crackers, and used to make sandwiches (notably the peanut butter and jelly sandwich). It is also used in a number of breakfast dishes
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Peanut butter Peanut butter is a food paste or spread made from ground dry-roasted peanuts. It often contains additional ingredients that modify the taste or texture, such as salt, sweeteners, or emulsifiers. Peanut butter is popular in many countries. The United States is a leading exporter of peanut butter and itself consumes $800 million of peanut butter annually. Peanut butter is served as a spread on bread, toast, or crackers, and used to make sandwiches (notably the peanut butter and jelly sandwich). It is also used in a number of breakfast dishes and desserts, such as peanut-flavoured granola, smoothies, crepes,
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Peanut Butter & Co. Peanut Butter & Co. is a peanut butter brand that was founded in 1998 by Lee Zalben. Zalben has stated that he began working with peanut butter due to a childhood love of it. The company sells a line of peanut butter to supermarkets featuring ten "all natural" flavors and from peanuts grown by farmers in the United States. In 2005 the company published "The Peanut Butter & Co. Cookbook", which has numerous recipes for using peanut butter. Several of the company's products have been praised by publications such as "Men's Health". From 1998 to 2016,
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with a favored treat. A common outdoor bird feeder is a coating of peanut butter on a pine cone with an overlying layer of birdseed. A slang term for peanut butter in World War II was "monkey butter". In the Netherlands peanut butter is called "pindakaas" (literally "peanut cheese") rather than "pindaboter" ("peanut butter") because the word butter was a legally protected term for products that contain actual butter, prompting Calvé, the company which first marketed it in the country in 1948, to use "kaas" instead. In the US, food regulations require that "peanut butter" must contain at least 90%
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also serve), whereas any wrench/spanner of the correct size will tighten or loosen wheel nuts. While Campagnolo produces the wrench most commonly associated with the name Peanut Butter Wrench, several other companies made, or continue to make, a similar product. These companies include: Additionally, there were several variations of the traditional Campagnolo version*. Its name is derived from the fact that the wrench handle is reportedly a good size and shape to scoop peanut butter (a fairly cheap energy food for track cyclists) out of the jar. Peanut butter wrench A peanut butter wrench, also known as a crank bolt
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and 105 Ways of Preparing it For Human Consumption" in 1916, many methods of preparation of peanut butter had been developed or patented by various pharmacists, doctors, and food scientists working in the US and Canada. January 24 is National Peanut Butter Day in the United States. The two main types of peanut butter are crunchy (or chunky) and smooth. In crunchy peanut butter, some coarsely-ground peanut fragments are included to give extra texture. The peanuts in smooth peanut butter are ground uniformly, creating a creamy texture. In the US, food regulations require that any product labelled "peanut butter" must
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to increase dramatically, by 2008 the price per ton had increased from $4,000 to $8,100. This placed pressure on Hershey and other chocolate manufacturers to reduce costs. Staple products such as the Reese's peanut butter cups and Hershey's Kisses were not affected by the price change, but second and third tier products saw a change in their composition, cocoa butter was substituted with other cheaper products, such as vegetable and sesame seed oil. However, in the end of 2014, The Hershey Company changed the formulation back to "milk chocolate". The new coating meets the FDA definition of milk chocolate that
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sugar compared to similar candies of major brands. They produced several types of chocolate peanut butter cups and candy coated chocolate gems. After a relaunch, in March 2017, UNREAL began producing snacks with unique ingredients and creative twists, including crispy toasted quinoa and almond butter. UNREAL products are sold online and in various natural stores and conventional grocers across the United States, including Whole Foods, Sprout's Farmers Markets, Kroger, Shaw's, Market Basket, Wegman's, Big Y, and Roche Bros. In 2015, Unreal ran a successful sales campaign in which autographs by quarterback Tom Brady were hidden in buckets of Halloween candy.
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Peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich The peanut butter and banana sandwich, or peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich, sometimes referred to as an Elvis sandwich or simply the Elvis, consists of toasted bread slices with peanut butter, sliced or mashed banana, and sometimes bacon. Honey is seen in some variations of the sandwich. The sandwich is frequently cooked in a pan or on a griddle. The recipe for the sandwich has been published in numerous cookbooks and newspaper stories. It is sold commercially in restaurants that specialize in peanut butter sandwiches, such as Peanut Butter & Co. The peanut
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Pindakaasvloer Peanut-Butter Platform ( "Pindakaasvloer" ) is an artwork by Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers. It consists of a floor covered with peanut butter. The idea for "Peanut-Butter Platform" evolved from some of Schippers' earlier work. He installed two floor sculptures in a 1962 exhibit at Museum Fodor; he covered the entire floor of one gallery with salt, and another with shards of broken sheet glass. The concept for "Peanut-Butter Platform" dates from 1962, a time when he began his association with the Fluxus movement; during the 1960s he gained a reputation for absurdist and controversial works of art. He
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it as consisting of half a banana and a piece of bacon per sandwich, browning the sandwiches in a frying pan with butter, cutting the sandwiches into wedges, and piling them high. The sandwich has had numerous variations, many of which were billed as "Elvis Presley's" or owing to "Elvis" himself. Nigella Lawson of the cooking show "Nigella Bites" featured "Elvis Presley's Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich" in a 2007 episode that was made of white bread, butter, a banana and peanut butter. Another cooking show "Sara's Secrets" featured "The Elvis" with the Peanut Butter & Co.s recipe, which
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the company operated a sandwich shop in Greenwich Village, New York City. Its menu primarily consisted of peanut butter sandwiches and other items made with peanut butter. "Peanut Butter & Co." was the title sponsor of the Team TWENTY12 women’s pro cycling team for 2011. Zalben (born 1973) graduated from Vassar College in 1995 and after a short time in the advertising and publishing industries he opened the Manhattan store on December 21, 1998. Peanut Butter & Co. Peanut Butter & Co. is a peanut butter brand that was founded in 1998 by Lee Zalben. Zalben has stated that he
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the squirrel. Squirrel was known for containing one whole peanut which lay on the top of the peanut butter when the jar was first opened, hence the slogan "The One With The Peanut On Top!" The peanut on top was eliminated when rebranded as Skippy. The brand was also known for "peanut points," which could be collected and redeemed for prizes. The mascot was a brown squirrel wearing a green sweater, smiling and holding a peanut. During the early 1960s Nabob used Joe Kapp, while he played for the BC Lions football team, to market Squirrel throughout British Columbia, helping
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Mountain Bars were briefly available in 2010. Mountain Bar Mountain Bar is a chocolate bar made by Brown & Haley, Inc. Mountain Bars consist of chocolate and peanuts molded around one of three flavored fillings: vanilla, peanut butter or cherry. The Mountain Bar was first created in 1915 at the Brown & Haley factory in Tacoma, Washington. Originally called Mount Tacoma Bars, the name was changed in 1925 after Brown & Haley began distribution of the candy in Seattle. Shortly after World War II a cherry version of the Mountain Bar was introduced. This was followed by the peanut butter
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M&M's M&M's are "colorful button-shaped chocolates", each of which has the letter "m" printed in lower case on one side, surrounding a filling which varies depending upon the variety of M&M's. The original candy had a milk chocolate filling which, upon introducing other variations, was branded as the "plain" variety. "Peanut" M&M's, which feature a peanut coated in milk chocolate, and finally a candy shell, were the first variation to be introduced, and they remain a regular variety. Numerous other variations have been introduced, some of which are regular widespread varieties (such as "peanut butter", "almond", "pretzel", "crispy", "dark chocolate",
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Skippy (peanut butter) Skippy is a brand of peanut butter manufactured in the USA. First sold in 1932, Skippy is currently manufactured by Hormel Foods, which bought the brand from Unilever in 2013. It is the best selling brand of peanut butter in China and second only to the J.M. Smucker Company's Jif brand worldwide. Percy Crosby, creator of the popular "Skippy" comic strip (1923-1945), which had been adapted into the 1929 novel "Skippy", the daytime, children's radio serial "Skippy" (1932-1935), and the Oscar-winning 1931 film "Skippy", had trademarked the name "Skippy" in 1925. When in 1932 the Alameda, California,
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gave the episode a 3.5/5. The Peanut Butter Kid "The Peanut Butter Kid" is the eleventh episode of the fourteenth season of the animated sitcom "Family Guy", and the 260th episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on January 10, 2016, and is written by Artie Johann and directed by Greg Colton. In the episode, Stewie becomes a star in a commercial for peanut butter to help the Griffins who are struggling financially. When the mail arrives from the bank, the Griffin family prays to God for forgiveness for cyberbullying a girl to death and beg for
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The Peanut Butter Kid "The Peanut Butter Kid" is the eleventh episode of the fourteenth season of the animated sitcom "Family Guy", and the 260th episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on January 10, 2016, and is written by Artie Johann and directed by Greg Colton. In the episode, Stewie becomes a star in a commercial for peanut butter to help the Griffins who are struggling financially. When the mail arrives from the bank, the Griffin family prays to God for forgiveness for cyberbullying a girl to death and beg for an expansion of funds as
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2012 peanut butter recall A peanut butter recall was voluntarily issued in September 2012 by Sunland Inc. due to Salmonella. Sunland was the largest organic peanut butter processor in the United States prior to their bankruptcy filing on October 9th, 2013. After further investigation, the recall included all 240 products, made at Sunland's production plant in Portales, New Mexico manufactured since March 1, 2010. A total of 35 people from 19 states were sickened from tainted products, most of them children. Some, but not all, grocery chains affected by the recall were: The Center for Disease Control (CDC), said the
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officials believe this is the first "Salmonella" outbreak involving peanut butter to occur in the United States. The recall involved both Peter Pan and some Great Value peanut butter with a product code starting with the digits "2111". The recall included all ConAgra-produced peanut butter sold in the United States since October 2004. Peter Pan products returned to stores in late August 2007. During the January 2009 peanut butter recall, the Peanut Corporation of America recalled 21 lots of peanut butter from their plant in Blakely, Georgia over the possibility of "Salmonella" contamination. Although this initially caused concern among consumers,
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zinc, and copper (table). Peanut butter is a moderate source (10–19% DV) of thiamin, iron, and potassium (table). Both crunchy/chunky and smooth peanut butter are sources of saturated (primarily palmitic acid, 21% of total fat) and monounsaturated fats, mainly oleic acid as 47% of total fat, and polyunsaturated fat (28% of total fat), primarily as linoleic acid). For people with a peanut allergy, peanut butter can cause a variety of possible allergic reactions, including life-threatening anaphylaxis. This potential effect has led to banning peanut butter, among other common foods, in some schools. Peanut butter is included as an ingredient in
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18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over. The city is home to an annual Peanut Butter Festival, celebrating its 23rd year in 2018. Though the town is home to the Smucker's peanut butter factory, the company does not sponsor the festival. However, the company does provide peanut butter for sale by the case or jar in a variety of flavors including "Honey and Peanut Butter" and "Chocolate and Peanut Butter". J.M. Smucker also provided a $2,000 and $1,000 savings bond to the winner and first runner-up, respectively, of the Peanut Butter Festival Queen competition in 2018. The Peanut
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giving it a smoother consistency. He also mixed fragments of peanut into peanut butter, creating the first "chunky"-style peanut butter. In 1955, Procter & Gamble launched a peanut butter named Jif, which was sweeter than other brands, due to the use of "sugar and molasses" in its recipe. As the US National Peanut Board confirms, "Contrary to popular belief, George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter." Carver was given credit in popular folklore for many inventions that did not come out of his lab. By the time Carver published his document about peanuts, entitled "How to Grow the Peanut
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However, Avila missed the question based on a Yale University study about the four smells most recognizable to the human nose (peanut butter, coffee, Vicks Vaporub, and chocolate). Avila correctly guessed peanut butter, coffee, and Vicks Vaporub but incorrectly guessed tuna instead of chocolate, and left with nothing. In the first month of "Greed"s run, the top prize was worth $2 million plus an additional $50,000 for each game where the top prize was not won. As no team had reached the jackpot question and provided the necessary correct answers, the jackpot reached $2,550,000 in the first month. When the
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were “Indescribably Delicious”, a slogan coined for a contest in 1955 by Leon Weiss of Gary, Indiana, who won $10. The company went on to become the first candy manufacturer to use full-color TV commercials. In 1972, the company introduced a candy bar named for what it did not include rather than what it did, the 15-cent (Peanut Butter with) No Jelly bar, also called the Sidekick bar. In 1977, they changed the name to the 20-cent Peanut Butter Bar. It was discontinued in 1979. Peter Paul acquired the York Cone Company in July 1972, gaining the successful York Peppermint
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Peanut butter cookie A peanut butter cookie is a type of cookie that is distinguished for having peanut butter as a principal ingredient. The cookie generally originated in the United States, its development dating back to the 1910s. If crunchy peanut butter is used, the resulting cookie may contain peanut fragments. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), an American agricultural extension educator, from Alabama's Tuskegee Institute, was the most well known promoter of the peanut as a replacement for the cotton crop, which had been heavily damaged by the boll weevil. He compiled 105 peanut recipes from various cookbooks, agricultural bulletins and
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other sources. In his 1925 research bulletin called "How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption", he included three recipes for peanut cookies calling for crushed or chopped peanuts. It was not until the early 1920s that peanut butter was listed as an ingredient in the cookies. Early peanut butter cookies were either rolled thin and cut into shapes, or else they were dropped and made into balls; they did not have fork marks. The first reference to the famous criss-cross marks created with fork tines was published in the "Schenectady Gazette" on July
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Valomilk Valomilk is a marshmallow cream filled milk chocolate cup confection manufactured by the Russell Sifers Candy Company in Merriam, Kansas. Valomilks were first created in 1931 when a candymaker at Sifers, then located in Kansas City, added too much vanilla extract to a batch of marshmallows, which never set. The semi-liquid mixture was then used for a filling in one-ounce milk-chocolate cups, the kind traditionally filled with peanut butter. The name Valomilk represents the three ingredients: vanilla, marshmallow, and milk chocolate. The fifth generation of the Sifers family still uses the original family recipe along with much of the
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the peanuts are sent to grinding to be manufactured into peanut butter. The peanuts are then sent through two sizes of grinders. The first grinder produces a medium grind, and the second produces a fine grind. At this point, salt, and a vegetable oil stabilizer are added to the fine grind to produce the peanut butter. This adds flavour and allows the peanut butter to stay as a homogenous mixture. Chopped peanuts may also be added at this stage to produce “chunky” peanut butter. Before packaging, the peanut butter must first be cooled in order to be sealed in jars.
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Sun-Pat Sun-Pat is a brand of peanut butter in the United Kingdom. Peanut butter had been sold in the United Kingdom since the 1930s. Sun-Pat products were made in the United Kingdom by H S Whiteside, a family run firm, from their factory in Parkhouse Street, Camberwell, SE5. Whitesides produced a great variety of sweets, jellies, nut and chocolate products including nougat, chocolate brazils, slabs of toffee and chocolate, Lifesavers, and Elizabeth Shaw" chocolates. Sun-Pat had a factory in Peckham, South London that was bombed on October 15, 1940 during the blitz. Several girls were killed and many injured. Sun-Pat
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Peanut Butter and Jelly flavor. Blood Orange and Caramel Apple returned for the Halloween season with similar packaging to 2013's designs, but Red Licorice and Candy Corn were absent from the 2014 limited edition lineup of flavors. Peanut Butter and Jelly returned once again for the back-to-school season, while Blood Orange and Lemon Drop Dead were back for Halloween. A Thanksgiving favorite, Pumpkin Pie, also returned in 2015. 2015 also saw Jones Soda teaming up with video game publisher Bethesda to make a signature soft drink from one of Bethesda's games slated for release in November. Nuka-Cola Quantum from the
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peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich), especially if the peanut butter has added sweetness. One snack for children is called "Ants on a Log", with a celery stick acting as the "log". The groove in the celery stick is filled with peanut butter and raisins arranged in a row along the top are "ants". Plumpy'nut is a peanut butter-based food used to fight malnutrition in famine-stricken countries. A single pack contains 500 calories, can be stored unrefrigerated for 2 years, and requires no cooking or preparation. Peanut butter inside a hollow chew toy is a method to occupy a dog
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A peanut butter and jelly sandwich made with white bread, two tablespoons each of peanut butter and strawberry jelly, provides 403 kcal, 18 g fat, 58 g carbs and 12 g protein which is 27% of the Recommended Daily Intake of fat and 22% of calories. While roughly 50% of the calories are from fat, most of them come from monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fats, which have been linked positively with heart health. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich A peanut butter and jelly (or jam) sandwich, or PB&J, includes one or more layers of peanut butter and one or more
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