# Of the Big Four American chocolate candy companies, which is your favorite? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 23, 2011, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523 "2011-10-23T10:26:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Creature_Turner)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/1 "2011-10-23T10:26:09Z")
ISTM there are four of 'em: Poll on the way. **Hershey’s** - The makers of Kit Kats, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Payday Bar, Hershey’s Kisses, York Peppermint Patty, and, of course, the iconic Hershey Bar (Cadbury would also fall under the Hershey’s umbrella). **Mars, Inc.** - Makers of Snickers, Milky Way, Three Musketeers, and M&Ms. **Nestlé** - Manufacturers of the Nestlé Crunch Bar, Butterfinger, 100 Grand, and Baby Ruth Bar. **Dove** - Makers of, uh, the Dove Bar. And stuff. So, judging by the aggregate of confections that each company produces, which company is your favorite? This is a tough one for me. I was all set to go with Nestlé (Butterfinger? Baby Ruth? 100 Grand? Yes, please!) But then I realized that Hershey is responsible for churning out my beloved Payday candy bars, and nothing, I do mean NOTHING in this world beats a Payday. So, I had to throw my considerable weight behind the Hershey Company. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/2 "2011-10-23T10:39:19Z")
Psst, Nestlé ain’t American. It’s Swiss. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/3 "2011-10-23T11:20:01Z")
Nestle is really good but Hershey’s has just got a greater volume of chocolatey treats that I enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/4 "2011-10-23T11:30:00Z")
For me it would be a tie between Mars and Hershey. I don’t think I like much of anything Nestle has and I have no experience with Dove, that I am aware of anyway. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/5 "2011-10-23T11:47:56Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Hershey’s chocolate, to this foreigner, tastes like balloon rubber with the texture of fine grit. …though I have to say, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are food of the gods. All I can think is, how much nicer would they be if they used real chocolate? ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Creature_Turner)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/6 "2011-10-23T11:47:58Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Psst, Nestlé ain’t American. It’s Swiss. Well, I’ll be gol’damned. :smack: The new things one learns every day! ---
**Author:** ![storyguide3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@storyguide3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyguide3)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/7 "2011-10-23T11:48:32Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Psst, Nestlé ain’t American. It’s Swiss. And Dove isn’t a company, it’s brand made by Mars. You are now down to two _American_ chocolate \*companies \*on your list.🙂 ETA: Ninja’d by **jjimm** , damn these slow Sunday morning fingers! ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Creature_Turner)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/8 "2011-10-23T11:51:27Z")
Okay, okay. Forget the “American company” part of the poll. Pretend that it never was there to begin with. Take the choices as stated, as they’re pretty much the most common sources of chocolate-y candy bar confections in the U.S. And sorry for the inadvertent misinformation. Oh, yeah. And forget Dove as a company. In fact, fuck them!😃 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/9 "2011-10-23T11:53:26Z")
^ I somehow deleted my post saying that Dove chocolate is part of Mars. And Mars of course started in England. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/10 "2011-10-23T11:57:38Z")
> [@Sea\_Creature\_Turner](#): > > And forget Dove as a company. In fact, fuck them!😃 wankers ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/11 "2011-10-23T12:09:27Z")
I love that basic, simple, tasty Hershey Bar. I’m 260 lbs, guess why. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/12 "2011-10-23T14:13:17Z")
I rarely eat chocolate as a candy, but for many cooking applications I like [Valrhona](http://www.valrhona.com/us). Site has annoying music, sorry:( ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/13 "2011-10-23T14:39:40Z")
I also don’t eat chocolate candy very often, but when I do, I tend to have Twix, M&Ms, 3 Musketeers, or Snickers. I see now that all of these are made by Mars, so I’ll go with them. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/14 "2011-10-23T14:49:03Z")
I hardly ever eat candy anymore. I have tried to take real sugar out of my diet. But Hersheys probably has more candy bars that I would want to eat. Dove has some amazing sugar-free (but not low calorie) peanut butter creme candy. I have some of those when I am jonesing really bad for chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/15 "2011-10-23T15:30:04Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > ^ I somehow deleted my post saying that Dove chocolate is part of Mars. > > And Mars of course started in England. The Mars Confectionery was founded in America, and remains American; perhaps you’re thinking of their Mars Bar, which indeed was introduced first in England? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/16 "2011-10-23T15:31:59Z")
The best candy on Earth comes from Mars. M&Ms, Snickers, Milky Way, Milky Way Midnight, and Three Musketeers are unbeatable. Mars also makes Dove, so the votes need to be combined. It’s also the parent company of Wrigley these days. Hershey’s has Reese’s and Special Dark, but not much else; their milk chocolate has a sour aftertaste that makes it inferior. ---
**Author:** ![No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_umlaut_for_U)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/17 "2011-10-23T15:51:59Z")
Hershey’s tastes rancid to me. Mars, except for Dove, seems waxy. Waxy is OK if there’s stuff in the bar. I don’t like stuff in my chocolate (almond or coconut excepted). ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/18 "2011-10-23T15:57:03Z")
Mars for M&Ms and Milky Way Midnight. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/19 "2011-10-23T16:13:59Z")
If Nestlé is allowed, so is Godiva. All the others pale in comparison. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/20 "2011-10-23T16:20:15Z")
Hershey’s, but only because that’s team Cadbury. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523.md?page=2)