Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
My library | Help | Advanced Book Search | Web History | Sign in

Books

The emperors of chocolate:

inside the secret world of Hershey and Mars
Front Cover
208 Reviews
Broadway Books, Jan 4, 2000 - Biography & Autobiography - 384 pages
Corporate candy giants Milton Hershey and Forrest Mars built business empires out of one of the world's most magical, sought-after substances: chocolate. In The Emperors of Chocolate, Joël Glenn Brenner--the first person to ever gain access to the highly secretive companies of Hershey and Mars--spins a unique story that takes us inside a world as mysterious as Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Packed with flavorful stories and outrageous characters that give the true scoop on this real-life candyland, The Emperors of Chocolate is a delectable read for business buffs and chocoholics alike. Start reading and you'll soon be hungry for more.

From inside the book

What people are saying - Write a review

User ratings

5 stars
56
4 stars
90
3 stars
38
2 stars
5
1 star
2

Very easy to read and all interesting. - Goodreads
... easy to read and very fascinating. - Goodreads
The writing was good for me. - Goodreads

Review: The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars

User Review  - Kim - Goodreads

The Chocolate Tale – It's Gripping! Spoiler Alert: There is none! Read this review, and you'll still be able to enjoy the book. I started reading this incredible book by the magnificent Joel Glenn ... Read full review

Review: The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars

User Review  - Terri - Goodreads

Who wouldn't want to read a book all about chocolate? This book has tons of great stories about the history of chocolate in the United States and the evolution of the candy industry. However the book ... Read full review

All 208 reviews »

Related books

Contents

AUTHORS NOTE ix
3
CANDY FROM STRANGERS
19
TH EPLANET MARS
33
Copyright

15 other sections not shown

Common terms and phrases

References to this book

From other books

Cross-continental Food Chains
Banana Cultures: Agriculture, Consumption, And Environmental Change in ...
All Book Search results »

From Google Scholar

Introduction. Postindustrial natures: Hyper-mobility and place ...
K SIVARAMAKRISHNAN, ISMAEL VACCARO - 2006 - Social Anthropology
The Hidden History of Product Placement
Jay Newell, Charles T Salmon, Susan Chang - 2006 - Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
Heike C. Alberts And
JULIE L CIDELL - GEOGRAPHY
All Scholar search results »

About the author (2000)

Joël Glenn Brenner began reporting on the candy business in 1989. She is the first and only journalist ever to gain access to the Mars company, and her Washington Post Magazine cover story on Mars won numerous prizes. She was recognized five times by the Financial News Journalism Reporter as one of the best financial journalists in the nation under the age of thirty. She is a 1989 graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia and now lives in New York. She can be reached at www.JoelGlennBrenner.com.