It all started in 1894 in a small Lancaster farmhouse in Pennsylvania, where the Hershey brothers – Jacob, Isaac, Paris, Ephraim, and Eli – were making the best ice cream available anywhere. It did not take long for that farmhouse in Lancaster to get fairly crowded with all of that ice cream making paraphernalia. Mission: Our success has been based on an uncomplicated theme. We use sound business practices, quality ingredients, and value each and every employee of our company. Happy employees do the best jobs. We see making work pleasant and productive as one of the goals of doing business.