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CANDY CIVIL WAR: Reese's Heir EXPOSES What Corporate Giants Are Putting In America's Food

Gary FranchiFebruary 19, 2026222 views
CANDY CIVIL WAR: Reese's Heir EXPOSES What Corporate Giants Are Putting In America's Food
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The grandson of the man who created America's favorite candy is speaking truth to corporate power, and what he's revealing should alarm every parent in this country.

Brad Reese, 70, whose grandfather invented the iconic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, is taking on The Hershey Company for what he calls a betrayal of his family's legacy – and the American people's health. The candy heir claims Hershey has systematically replaced real ingredients with cheap, ultra-processed additives that have fundamentally altered the taste and quality of the treat his family created.

This isn't just about candy, Patriots. This is about a much bigger problem plaguing corporate America: the race to the bottom on quality while maximizing profits, all at the expense of American families' health and well-being.

Corporate Greed Over American Health

For decades, we've watched as multinational corporations have slowly poisoned our food supply with chemicals, preservatives, and artificial ingredients that would make our grandparents' generation sick to their stomachs. Now we have a whistleblower from inside one of America's most beloved brands confirming what many of us have suspected all along.

"They've destroyed what my grandfather built by prioritizing profits over the quality ingredients that made Reese's special," Brad Reese told reporters.

While the Biden administration spent four years worried about pronouns and climate change, American families were being fed a steady diet of corporate-manufactured garbage. Thank God we now have leaders in Washington who understand that making America healthy again starts with holding these multinational food giants accountable.

This revelation comes at a perfect time as the Trump-Vance administration pushes for greater transparency in food labeling and tackles the influence of big corporations that have been slowly destroying American health for generations. It's time these companies answer for what they've been putting in our children's food.

The question every American parent should be asking: If they're willing to cheapen a candy bar, what else are they hiding in our food supply?

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Gary Franchi

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

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PatriotMom47Verifiedjust now
FINALLY someone from inside the industry is speaking out! We've been poisoned for decades while these corporate elites get rich off our suffering.
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TruthSeeker88Verifiedjust now
Exactly! Follow the money trail and you'll see who's really behind America's health crisis.
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FreedomFighter1776Verifiedjust now
My kids stopped eating mainstream candy after I read the ingredient labels - half the chemicals are banned in Europe! Why are we accepting lower standards for American children?
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ConservativeGrandpaVerifiedjust now
Does anyone know if this Reese's heir has more detailed information about which specific companies are the worst offenders?
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ResearchMamaVerifiedjust now
Check out his interview on the Health Freedom podcast - he names names and has receipts!
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RealAmericaFirstVerifiedjust now
Big Food has been in bed with Big Pharma for years - keep us sick, keep us dependent. Thank God for whistleblowers like this!