Manufacturing Process of Hershey's chocolate

Once the Cocoa beans reach the factory, they are processed to make Cocoa Butter and Chocolate

Testing for defects

Roasting & Fanning of selected beans

Winnowing to get Cocoa Nibs

Molding

Hydraulic Pressing Conching

Grinding & heating

Although it may appear that chocolate production would have adverse environmental effects, Hershey's is an eco-friendly business. Hershey had stated that 11 factories in North America no longer routinely dispose of waste in landfills (“The Hershey Company, 2014”)

Hershey is also adding things like more energy-efficient lighting and they have recently reduced the weight of their packaging by 0.05 grams. This weight change equals about 271,800 pounds of wrappers that are saved in a year. They have also stated that cutting their paper usage, will save 1,957 trees.