Hershey’s and DC Comics recently teamed up to create the highly anticipated Super Hero Milk Chocolate bars. And in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hershey's has decided to share the first batch of the new bars with some real-life heroes: front-line workers.
The new Hershey’s Super Hero Milk Chocolate bars combine Hershey's signature milk chocolate with classic DC Comics characters. Not only will fans find Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman on the packaging for the new bars, but the milk chocolate itself is stamped with the superhero logos.
The first batch of the new chocolate bars has already been sent to frontline workers at hospitals, fire halls, and police stations in hard-hit cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. The bars will be available to the wider public as of this July.
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Hershey’s New Super Hero Milk Chocolate Bars Have Arrived
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