Hersey’s is not the Hershey’s we knew as children. It used to be a family owned privately held company, that really cared about the product, the workers, and the town. Now it is no longer privately held, and they are trimming costs and cutting quality to maximize profits.
Not that this is not their right. It just means the chocolate sux.
They are going to squander the goodwill built up over a century in a few short years. Ten years from now, the Hershey name will be synonymous with lousy candy, and they’ll change it to something new to re-launch the brand.