Milton Hershey would be spinning in his grave.
Seems that Hershey is shutting down another U.S. plant, this one in Reading, Pennsylvania, and moving it to Monterrey, Mexico. Monterrey is one of those ''armpits of the world'' places. Hope you really like all those NAFTA Peppermint Patties and 5th Avenue bars that are to be made there. You can have them, but I won't be buying them. Not even one.
Hershey used to be a great outfit and the products were great. I will not buy them any more, not any.
Here's the link.
Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
21 February 2009
14 February 2009
More On Candy From Mexico (that you thought was American)
For once, USA Today had a semi-good story here. Subject is candy. A rather topical story, it being Valentine's Day and all, and a lot of us, wishing to stay married and intact, sought the candy route.
Guess most people thought that Hershey candy was still made in Hershey, PA. It isn't, it's gone the Mexico route. Thanks, NAFTA.
And Brach's, which moved there in 2003.
And they are not alone.
In some ways, I can't blame them. A good bit of the reason, I hear, is the cost of sugar. Seems the the sugar cartel (probably not an entirely accurate term, but not totally inaccurate either) has purchased enough votes in the Congress to ensure that foreign sugar has such high tariffs that the cost per pound of sugar in the US is about twice that in the rest of the world. Sugar, obviously, and the price thereof, is a major concern of candy makers. Mexico is a bit more sensible.
By the way, the next time some nitwit starts to grumble about the use of high fructose corn syrup as a sweetener, now you know why so many food processors prefer to use it: it's less expensive. This is what happens when you get the federal government involved in trading votes for cash and being involved in matters that are, strictly speaking, NONE of the federal government's business.
Guess most people thought that Hershey candy was still made in Hershey, PA. It isn't, it's gone the Mexico route. Thanks, NAFTA.
And Brach's, which moved there in 2003.
And they are not alone.
In some ways, I can't blame them. A good bit of the reason, I hear, is the cost of sugar. Seems the the sugar cartel (probably not an entirely accurate term, but not totally inaccurate either) has purchased enough votes in the Congress to ensure that foreign sugar has such high tariffs that the cost per pound of sugar in the US is about twice that in the rest of the world. Sugar, obviously, and the price thereof, is a major concern of candy makers. Mexico is a bit more sensible.
By the way, the next time some nitwit starts to grumble about the use of high fructose corn syrup as a sweetener, now you know why so many food processors prefer to use it: it's less expensive. This is what happens when you get the federal government involved in trading votes for cash and being involved in matters that are, strictly speaking, NONE of the federal government's business.
13 July 2008
Just a brief update
Yes, things have been, ummm ''interesting'' around here. Sorry for the very long interlude and I promise we'll be back on this as soon as possible.
In the meantime, you may want to look back on this story. Just in case you forgot.
In the meantime, you may want to look back on this story. Just in case you forgot.
05 July 2007
We're just getting this thing started, so bear with us.
We are going to be rearranging the furniture, putting up new wallpaper, all of that stuff.
In the meantime, we are soliciting reports, and will continue to do so.
With the recent revelations about things like toothpaste, pet food, and other things, that we thought were being made in Iowa, only to discover that they were, without our awareness, coming out of Red China and sometimes seasoned with poisons, we found that no one seems to know the extent of it.
Example: I am told that much of the candy business we associate with the Hershey Company and Hershey, Pennsylvania is moving to Mexico. I was told last week that some of your rolled oats are being processed in China.
See what I mean? None of us know the extent of the matter - I doubt that anyone does know. Like the example of the ingredients in the vitamin pills coming from China. No one knew - the bottle still says 'made in USA' - but that doesn't mean all the ingredients are.
So we need submissions. I am not an expert. Few are. But all of us hear things, and sometimes the reports prove out. So our vision is that this will be an honest clearinghouse. We may, if it proves necessary, also refute false claims, and there will be some. We will probably, likely, make some mistakes. We undertake to fix any errors as soon as found.
So, please help.
We are going to be rearranging the furniture, putting up new wallpaper, all of that stuff.
In the meantime, we are soliciting reports, and will continue to do so.
With the recent revelations about things like toothpaste, pet food, and other things, that we thought were being made in Iowa, only to discover that they were, without our awareness, coming out of Red China and sometimes seasoned with poisons, we found that no one seems to know the extent of it.
Example: I am told that much of the candy business we associate with the Hershey Company and Hershey, Pennsylvania is moving to Mexico. I was told last week that some of your rolled oats are being processed in China.
See what I mean? None of us know the extent of the matter - I doubt that anyone does know. Like the example of the ingredients in the vitamin pills coming from China. No one knew - the bottle still says 'made in USA' - but that doesn't mean all the ingredients are.
So we need submissions. I am not an expert. Few are. But all of us hear things, and sometimes the reports prove out. So our vision is that this will be an honest clearinghouse. We may, if it proves necessary, also refute false claims, and there will be some. We will probably, likely, make some mistakes. We undertake to fix any errors as soon as found.
So, please help.
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