MOUNDS Dark Chocolate and Coconut King Size Candy Bar, 3.5 oz, 4 pieces (2024)

FAQs

Did they stop making mounds candy bars? ›

In 2007, manufacturing was moved to Stuarts Draft, Virginia, where The Hershey Company currently produces the bars today. In 2024, both ALMOND JOY Bars and MOUNDS Bars will transition to the Hershey plant in Robinson, Illinois.

Unfortunately these bite size chocolate bars lack the nutrition your body needs, especially when you are trying to nourish your body with a balanced diet.

Mounds is a candy bar made by The Hershey Company, consisting of shredded, sweetened coconut coated in dark chocolate.

Peter Paul debuted Mounds, a dark chocolate-covered coconut candy bar, in 1921 (named “Mounds” for its shape), and Almond Joy in 1946, after WWII had ended and access to rationed sugar and coconut was restored.

The chocolate cream bar created by Joseph Fry in 1866 is the oldest candy bar in the world. Although Fry was the first to start pressing chocolate into bar molds in 1847,the chocolate creame was the first mass produced and widely available candy bar.

The MOUNDS Candy Bar story starts in 1919 when Peter Halajian sold his homemade sweets door-to-door. During WWII, a shortage of coconut and sugar caused Peter to discontinue other products to focus on MOUNDS Candy Bars. MOUNDS and ALMOND JOY Candy Bars joined The Hershey Company family in 1988.

Lowers cholesterol: Coconuts are very rich in dietary fibre and antioxidants that help in lowering the cholesterol levels. Also the cocoa powder in the dark chocolate is known to help significantly decrease oxidized LDL cholesterol.

Antioxidants included in coconuts, such as vitamin C, can assist the body's defense against free radicals as well as improve immune system performance in general. Even if candies don't have as many antioxidants as fresh coconut, every little bit helps you meet your daily requirements.

Bounty is a coconut-filled, chocolate-enrobed candy bar manufactured by Mars, Incorporated, introduced in 1951 in the United Kingdom and Canada. It is a direct emulation of the Mounds bar introduced by Peter Paul in 1936, and also copies the milk chocolate enrobing of Hershey's Almond Joy, introduced in 1948.

TIL I learned that Almond Joy and Mounds are the same, except Almond Joy uses Milk Chocolate & Mounds uses Dark Chocolate. If they're so similar, why does it make sense for Hershey to create two distinct brands for each candy, instead of creating Original and Dark Almond Joy as part of one brand?

What is the oldest commercial chocolate bar? ›

Launched in 1866—nineteen years after Fry's created the first moulded, solid chocolate eating bar (in 1847)— Fry's Chocolate Cream is the first mass-produced chocolate bar and is the world's oldest chocolate bar brand.

MOUNDS Candy Bars are an indulgent tast of the tropics with sweet soft coconut wrapped in rich, dark chocolate.

Haven't you heard of it? That makes sense, because it was discontinued back in 1997. The bar was first introduced by Hershey's to the U.S. market in 1987. In a 1988 commercial for the product, it was advertised as "the ultimate chocolate extravaganza" that would tame "the chocolate beasty," (whatever that means).

The bar was discontinued in 1979, although amazingly it retains a devoted fan base. "People loved that there was this whole mystery to it," Lacey said. "People are always going, 'Why won't they bring back the Seven Up bar?

The Marathon bar just couldn't pull in the revenue like the other chocolate candy Mars sold, so it had to be pulled from shelves. Many believe it was because of its strange structure. Maybe people just didn't enjoy chewing on candy shaped like DNA?