"By now, Americans have been browbeaten into accepting the reality that corporations are people. That's right guys, say it with me: "Corporations are people and The Hershey Company is a jerk." This week, a settlement between The Hershey Company and Let's Buy British Imports was announced, effectively banning the import of Cadbury chocolate made overseas to the U.S., which means that Toffee Crisps, Maltesers, British Kit Kats, Crunchie Bars and basically every other great British candy bar we've grown accustomed to will soon cease to be available outside the black market or devoted friends' suitcases. As reported by The New York Times, "Hershey's has a licensing agreement to manufacture Cadbury's chocolate in the United States with similar packaging used overseas, though with a different recipe." What makes the recipe different? More sugar, less milk, unpronounceable emulsifiers that screw gravely with the mouthfeel of the chocolate. Let's just say what the NYT is too polite to, because I am out of fucks to give: it tastes shittier." - CW

This article hit all the relevant points: the impact on the small business owners who sell imported chocolates, the poor quality of Hershey's chocolate, and focusing instead on purchasing chocolate from smaller US chocolatiers (they name checked one of my personal favorites, TCHO). - Corinne L