Hershey Looks For Sweet Spot In Promoting Pleasure, Benefits In Chocolate
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Hershey performs a balancing act promoting the nutritional benefits of chocolate to target consumers who want snacks to "taste good and be good for us," but without making any disease claims, according to Debra Miller, the firm's clinical nutrition director
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