# 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:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/41 "2011-10-24T07:40:01Z")
> [@Peanuthead](#): > > Why has nobody mentioned [Ghirardelli](http://www.ghirardelli.com/) yet? If you’ve never tried it you don’t know what you’re missing. Go out and get some. Right now! (I’ll wait.) I’ll go for them too. They’re owned by the Swiss Lindt & Sprüngli, though, who also make good stuff. They taste a little different and sometimes it’s an acquired taste - I think they use a different process. I would also select them for repping home - I used to live by their factory. Chocolate production sadly does not smell good, however. They also haven’t been based out of Ghirardelli Square or even SF for decades. ETA: Off the list, probably Mars, because they make Twix, right? Although I’ll dock them a few points for Three Musketeers, which is like a crappier version of Milky Way. ---
**Author:** ![BaconAndEggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@BaconAndEggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaconAndEggs)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/42 "2011-10-24T09:26:45Z")
I like See’s candy. ---
**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 25, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/43 "2011-10-25T11:47:57Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > Nestlé, because of their chocolate turtles. > > My favorite candy bar is probably Toblerone – which has been made by Kraft for some time. oooh, I forgot about the Toblerone. I had my first one last year and damn, that’s good. I think I may have sub-consciously blocked it out so I wouldn’t gain 70 pounds. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/44 "2011-10-25T14:22:28Z")
Hershey makes Reese’s Cups. End of decision-making process. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/45 "2011-10-26T13:50:41Z")
Central Pennsylvania girl here, grew up 12 miles away from Hershey, old enough to have been on an actual _factory_ tour as a youngling. Other companies’ milk chocolate just ain’t right. I like it OK if it’s adulterated, e.g. M&Ms, Snickers bars, Nestle Crunch bars. Now, Hershey’s excuse for _dark_ chocolate is an abomination and is best used for, I dunno, building brick walls (the brick part, not the mortar). Though they bought Scharffen Berger (which you can now purchase at Chocolate World) and haven’t ruined that yet. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523/46 "2011-10-26T15:19:39Z")
I’m pro Scharffen Berger. I also draw a distinction between Chocolate and Chocolate Candy. For Chocolate Candy, I like Burdick’s Chocolate up here in the Northeast. It’s not big, but that’s probably why they are so good. I also like Garrison Chocolates in Providence RI. Hubby bought me a chocolate bar from there with fruit and nuts in it that was sooo good. I want more. Again, not big at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523.md?page=2)