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H. B. Reese
1879May, 24

H. B. Reese

H. B. Reese, American candy maker, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (d. 1956)
Harry Burnett "H. B." Reese (May 24, 1879 – May 16, 1956) was an American inventor and businessman known for creating the No. 1 selling candy brand in the United States, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and founding the H.B. Reese Candy Company. In 2009, he was posthumously inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame.

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