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History of Candy Bars, as told by Jon Prince, according to CandyFavorites.com (https://www.candyfavorites.com/shop/catalog-candybars-history.php)

For a while, the Maya and the Aztecs were the only ones enjoying the fruit of the cacao tree, something they had done for thousands of years. In the 16th Century, Spanish explorer Hernan Cortez paid a visit to the Aztecs and when he met their leader, Montezuma, he got a taste of the spicy, chocolate drink that was a local treasure.

Cortez returned to Spain with the recipe and a stash of cacao beans and the chocolate drink quickly became a favorite delicacy in the aristocratic circle.

In 1847, Englishman Joseph Fry figured out a way to create a chocolate paste to press into a mold, thus creating the candy bar.

In 1875, Henry Nestle realized that adding milk to the chocolate mixture makes it less bitter, another major milestone in the world of chocolate.

The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair featured chocolate making machines that caught Milton Hershey’s eye (he was already rich from making caramel, but saw even more opportunity in chocolate, smart man). One year later, the world got the first chocolate bar from Hershey, marking the beginning of the mass-produced American candy bar.

The candy bar genealogy from that point goes something like this: Clark Bar (1916), Oh Henry! (1920), Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (1922), Baby Ruth and Milky Way (1923), Mr. Goodbar (1925), Snickers (1930), 3 Musketeers (1932), Kit Kat (1933), and Nestle’s Crunch (1938).

With mechanized candy bar production that began in the 40’s, the market became flooded with new and inventive candy bar creations, to the tune of 40,000 over the years.

Industry:

According to Statista.com https://www.statista.com/topics/2709/confectionery-industry/

-Mars is the leading global confectionery company at 30%, while Hersheys is the leading domestic company with 43.3%.

-The confectionery industry in the United States is expected to grow by over 44 percent from 2016 to 2025. In 2016, the industry was valued at 36.4 billion U.S. dollars. By 2025, the industry is forecast to reach 52.6 billion dollars in value.

Fior Markets.com reports:

https://www.fiormarkets.com/report/global-candy-market-by-type-chocolate-candy-sugar-419437.html

-The global candy market is expected to grow from USD 217.8 billion in 2020 to USD 290.7 billion by 2028, at a CAGR of 3.8% during the forecast period 2021-2028.

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On this weeks episode Bree and Liz start off with how they feel about IG influencers, and why its so important to move toward realism on the app.  They both talk about their secret love for the same candy bar, and why they look forward to quiet nights alone enjoying champagne and treats with a good binge worthy show.  Plus, why they only care about having a few good friends the older they get.

Then they get into the sexism that is still very much alive in the Olymics, but why they so much look forward to watching women compete in the Summer Olympics.  We talk about the newest Britney Spears updates, and whether we think she's engaged or not.  Kathy Hilton reaches out to us on IG (insert us dying), and do we think Kathy and Bethenny are in talks to be offered big money to be permanent housewives. 

We dive into our three housewife shows of the week, and talk about whether Erika's stories on this weeks Beverly Hills is adding up.  Plus, would we ever do a seance like on RHONY, and why doesn't Gizelle hire a designer for her house reno on Potomac.

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 Advice about thru-hiking from three female trail-besties + one supportive male friend.

Welcome to the brand spankin’ new Girl Gotta Hike Podcast! I’ve been wanting to try out this format for a while & finally got the chance to with the help of a few of my near and dear trail-besties! We recently gathered together for a hiking and photography project in Vermont and what better time to break out the mic and talk some trail than after a much longer and snowier Spring hiking day than expected?! The Appalachian Trail is what brought us all together, so naturally, that’s what we chose to chat about. I asked my fellow thru-hikers about the most common questions they get asked when people find out they voluntarily chose to live outside for six months and dug down to the deeper question – why in the world do we all continue to like hiking so much?!    

Major thanks to trail-besties extraordinaire,  Sarah “Harvest” Jones Decker and Emma “Sprout” Hileman and a very special welcome to new trail family member Jake “Shaggy” McCambley, for being such willing participants of this podcast experiment. (AT family is awesome!) Also please, do yourselves a favor and check out the musical stylings of my dear friend Eric Sanderson, whose music is featured.

(Originally recorded in April, 2019)