This article is about the candy. For the Burger King burger, whoppers candy Whopper. Whoppers are malted milk balls covered with an artificially flavored “chocolatey coating” produced by The Hershey Company. In 1939, the Overland Candy Company introduced the predecessor to Whoppers, a malted milk candy called “Giants”.

In 1947, Overland merged with Chicago Biscuit Company, Leaf Gum, and Laf Machinery. Two years later, Leaf Brands reintroduced malted milk balls under the name of “Whoppers”. All products manufactured by Leaf Brands were purchased by W. Whoppers were first sold unwrapped, two pieces for one cent. But after the creation of cellophane wrapping machines, smaller Whoppers were packaged and sold five for one cent, also known as Fivesomes. Leaf soon introduced the first confectionery milk carton package which would become a hallmark of the candy. In 2000, Hershey introduced Mini Whoppers.

Traditionally chocolate in flavor, a new strawberry milkshake flavored variant became available in 2006. For Easter 2009, three new milkshake flavors were released, which were vanilla, blueberry, and orange cream. A Whooper of a history on Candyfavorites. This article needs additional citations for verification.

Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. A Mounds candy bar broken in half. Mounds is a candy bar made by The Hershey Company, consisting of shredded, sweetened coconut coated in dark chocolate. Originally invented by candy maker Vincent Nitido of West Haven, Connecticut, Mounds was created in 1920 as a single piece for 5 cents. In 1929, the Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company purchased the line and began production. During World War II, Peter Paul was faced with severe shortages of sugar and coconut which had been shipped from the Philippines before war broke out.

The company instead began sourcing coconut from the Caribbean using its own fleet of small vessels for transportation of coconut supplies to the United States. Mounds, Almond Joy and other Peter Paul confections, were manufactured in Naugatuck, Connecticut, from the early 1920s until 2007. In 1950, Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company built a larger plant in Naugatuck to produce its confections. A limited-edition Mounds Island Orange candy bar was introduced in 2006 with orange-colored and orange-flavored coconut but did not last long. Mounds’ original slogan, “Indescribably Delicious”, was created when Mounds ran a contest to come up with the best two words to sell the candy. February 20, 1964, claiming a date of first use on June 15, 1956.