▁The ▁H ers he y ▁Company ▁and ▁set ▁out ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁to ▁" make ▁a ▁living " ▁manufact uring ▁c andy . ▁ ▁H . B . ▁Re ese ▁C andy ▁Company ▁ ▁Re ese ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁H . B . ▁Re ese ▁C andy ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁S elling ▁a ▁large ▁ass ort ment ▁of ▁cand ies ▁on ▁cons ignment , ▁his ▁employees ▁co ated ▁by ▁hand ▁each ▁piece ▁of ▁c andy ▁on ▁mar ble ▁sl abs , ▁some ▁co ated ▁with ▁milk ▁ch oc olate ▁and ▁others ▁with ▁dark ▁ch oc olate ▁that ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁two - p ound ▁and ▁five - p ound ▁boxes ▁that ▁were ▁sold ▁in ▁department ▁store ▁c andy ▁displays . ▁To ▁promote ▁sales , ▁Re ese ▁set ▁up ▁special ▁co ating ▁tables ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁display ▁windows ▁of ▁large , ▁dow nt own ▁department ▁stores ▁and ▁had ▁his ▁employees ▁coat ▁cand ies ▁in ▁full ▁view ▁of ▁sh opp ers ▁passing ▁by ▁while ▁other ▁employees ▁handed ▁out ▁fresh ly ▁made ▁samples . ▁ ▁Here ' s ▁a ▁brief ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁c andy ▁initially ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁the ▁H . B . ▁Re ese ▁C andy ▁Company . ▁They ▁were ▁made ▁with ▁ing red ients ▁such ▁as ▁real ▁c ocoa ▁but ter , ▁fresh ▁cre am , ▁fresh ▁gr ated ▁co con ut ▁and ▁fresh ly ▁ro asted ▁pe an uts : ▁ ▁Note : ▁* Th ese ▁ 1 2 - c and ies ▁were ▁sold ▁in ▁five