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CANDY CIVIL WAR: Reese's Heir EXPOSES Corporate Greed Ruining America's Favorite Treat

Gary FranchiFebruary 19, 2026119 views
CANDY CIVIL WAR: Reese's Heir EXPOSES Corporate Greed Ruining America's Favorite Treat
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The American dream is under attack—and now they're coming for our candy. Brad Reese, 70-year-old grandson of the man who invented Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, is taking a stand against corporate greed that's destroying his family's legacy one cheap ingredient at a time.

In a blistering indictment of The Hershey Company, Reese claims the multinational giant has systematically replaced real ingredients with ultra-processed garbage to boost profits while poisoning American families. Sound familiar, Patriots?

"They've completely bastardized what my grandfather created," Reese told reporters. "Real ingredients have been swapped out for cheap, chemical-laden substitutes that have fundamentally altered the taste and quality of the product."

This is the same playbook we've seen across corporate America—maximize shareholder profits while screwing over consumers with inferior products. But when you mess with Reese's, you're messing with America itself.

The Globalist Food Scam

What's happening to Reese's is part of a broader assault on American food quality. While European countries ban harmful additives, American corporations pump our food full of chemicals that would make a laboratory technician blush. And our captured regulatory agencies? They're too busy serving corporate masters to protect We the People.

Brad Reese's courage to speak truth to corporate power should inspire every American tired of being treated like cattle by multinational conglomerates. This man could have stayed quiet, collected royalty checks, and lived comfortably. Instead, he's risking corporate retaliation to defend his family's integrity.

"My grandfather would roll over in his grave if he knew what they've done to his recipe," Reese continued. "This isn't about nostalgia—it's about honesty and giving Americans the quality they deserve."

President Trump's America First agenda includes bringing manufacturing back home and demanding corporate accountability. Maybe it's time to apply that same energy to the food industry.

When even our candy isn't safe from corporate corner-cutting, you have to ask: what else are they lying to us about? And more importantly—what are we going to do about it?

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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FreeMarketFanVerified1 hours ago
Wait, so are they using cheaper ingredients now or what exactly? The article mentions corporate greed but I want to know the specific changes they've made to cut costs.
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ReadTheArticleVerifiedjust now
They switched to cheaper palm oil and reduced the peanut butter content by 15% according to the leaked internal documents mentioned in the piece.
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ConservativeRulesVerifiedjust now
Good for this heir speaking out against the corporate machine! Takes real courage to bite the hand that feeds you when you see something fundamentally wrong happening.
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PatriotMom2016Verifiedjust now
This is exactly what's wrong with corporate America today - they'll sacrifice quality and tradition for a few extra dollars in profit. My kids noticed the difference in taste years ago and now we stick to local candy shops when we can find them.
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SmallTownValuesVerifiedjust now
Same here! There's a family-owned chocolate shop downtown that's been around for 60 years - their peanut butter cups put Reese's to shame now.