Stuarts Draft, Virginia, could be called the second sweetest place on earth behind Hershey, Pennsylvania. Hershey Chocolate built a Virginia plant in Augusta County 25 years ago that resulted in jobs for local citizens and an ongoing relationship with the community. Today they employ over 700 and are the number one taxpayer in the county. Often while driving through Stuarts Draft the smell of chocolate wafts through the air.
Hershey recently celebrated their 25th anniversary in Augusta County with an open house and a $48 million expansion to the plant which will add 110 new jobs to the area. Equipment to produce seasonal products has been installed, and production of most of the peanut butter-filled products has been moved to the Virginia plant.
Currently Hershey's in Stuarts Draft produces 5 million peanut butter cups a day -- 5 million! That's a lot of Reese's Cups. They will soon begin turning out Mounds and Almond Joys from this factory.
Hershey recently celebrated their 25th anniversary in Augusta County with an open house and a $48 million expansion to the plant which will add 110 new jobs to the area. Equipment to produce seasonal products has been installed, and production of most of the peanut butter-filled products has been moved to the Virginia plant.
Currently Hershey's in Stuarts Draft produces 5 million peanut butter cups a day -- 5 million! That's a lot of Reese's Cups. They will soon begin turning out Mounds and Almond Joys from this factory.
Hershey's in Augusta County ... how sweet it is!
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