By the early 1890s, Milton Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company was an established success. Fortunately, its very success was the result of Mr. Hershey’s enthusiasm, energy and love for technology. Milton Hershey 's greatest contribution to the food industry was in the manufacture of milk chocolate. He was not, of course, the first to make it. The Swiss began manufacturing milk chocolate as a luxury item in 1876. But Milton Hershey was the first to make it commercially, with mass production techniques, and using fresh milk. Developing formula for Hershey’s milk chocolate was not that easy after several trial and errors, Milton Hershey hit up the perfect formula to develop milk chocolate that appealed to consumers not only because it was great