Economy of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Companies Based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the Hershey Company, Hershey Creamery Company, Rite Aid (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Companies Based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the Hershey Company, Hershey Creamery Company, Rite Aid, Giant-Carlisle, Jpl (Integrated Communications, Inc.), Downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Pinnaclehealth System, Appalachian Brewing Company, Select Medical Corporation, Harrisburg Regional Chamber, Tregs Brewing Company, Shagin Law Group, Harsco Corporation, Psecu, Gannett Fleming Inc., Geodecisions, List of Companies Based in the Harrisburg Area. Excerpt: Hershey Creamery Company, also known as Hershey's Ice Cream, is a creamery that produces Hershey's brand ice cream, sorbet, sherbet, and frozen yogurt, and other frozen treats such as smoothies and frozen slab style ice cream mixers. Founded by Jacob Hershey and four of his brothers in 1894no relation to the founding family of the The Hershey Companyit was taken over by the Holder family in the 1920s. The company was one of the first to offer consumers pre-packaged ice cream pints. In 1998, it modernized its operations to increase efficiency and reduce overhead. With their shared names and cities of origin, Hershey Creamery and Hershey Company have had a tumultuous relationship marked by multiple lawsuits over trademark issues. In the mid-1990s, the companies settled their most recent legal battles out of court, with the creamery agreeing to add a disclaimer to its ice cream products to note that it is not related to Hershey Company. The family-owned business has approximately 450 employees and operates 22 distribution centers in 28 states across the Eastern and Northeastern United States. It is a publicly traded company, with its stocks listed only on Pink Sheets as the company offers a limited number of shares to potential shareholders. In 2001, the company posted a profit of $4.1 mil... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8103391