August 5, 2005

Taste-Test

I've been eating Heath bars (chocolate-covered toffee) on occasion of late. The other day, I picked up a Skor bar and had a taste test.

The candy bars are indistinguishable in size, shape, taste, and texture.

No surprise why. At some point in the last decade, Hershey acquired whatever company made Heath. The two candy bars are probably made on the same machinery in the same plant.

Posted by Greg at August 5, 2005 2:01 PM

Comments
#1 ::: blurker gone bad ::: August 5, 2005 3:47 PM ::: link

That's odd. Score used to be more frangible than Heath, which is why I liked it better. Also, it always seemed to me that Heath had more nuts in the toffee, another plus for Score.

#2 ::: blurker gone bad ::: August 5, 2005 3:48 PM ::: link

Yeah, Skor, whatever.

#3 ::: Greg Morrow ::: August 5, 2005 4:08 PM ::: link

Yes, it is Heath that has changed. (It's not in two pieces any more, either.)

#4 ::: Jason ::: August 5, 2005 5:40 PM ::: link

There was a story somewhere in some medium about this at some time. That I heard/read/otherwise experienced, that is. It said that recipes aren't legally protectable IP, and so candy bars must depend on secrecy to keep their edge. (And no, the story I'm thinking of is not Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it was something allegedly nonfictional, not surprisingly providing background to the new movie.) Anyway my point is that due to an espionage operation, they may in fact be identical.

#5 ::: Jason ::: August 5, 2005 5:41 PM ::: link

Of course Greg's initial conjecture as to the reasoning is no doubt more accurate; unless Hershey in fact acquired the Heath company at an inflated price to bring the stolen Skor recipe back into the fold!