How a 12-Year-Old Made His $21 Billion Empire from Selling Candy

Get 20% OFF Free Shipping with code HOOK20 at Hershey owns one of the largest chocolate factories in the world and is reportedly worth $21 billion. Its humble beginnings were led by a 12-year-old dropout who was expected to replace his absent father but turned into the black sheep of the family. Failure, bankruptcy, and death stood in the way of his chance at success for years — until discovering the secrets to making candy. And it all started with a cow. This is the story of Hershey.