“So when Hershey’s came up with a little bite of chocolate, calling it a ‘chocolate kiss’ was sort of obvious,” Samira Kawash, a professor emerita at Rutgers University and the author of “Candy: A ...

But the term “kiss” — when referring to a small candy — predates the Hershey’s “Kiss” altogether. You’ll never guess what an individual Kit Kat ‘piece’ is actually called Candy ...

But the term “kiss” — when referring to a small candy — predates the Hershey’s “Kiss” altogether. Candy “kisses” were already a somewhat popular concept at the turn of the 20th ...

(NEXSTAR) – Why is it called a Hershey’s “Kiss” and not a Hershey’s Smooch or a Hershey’s Cone? Even the people at The Hershey Company aren’t exactly sure. The Hershey’s Kiss was ...