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Doretta & The Milky Bar Kid: A Cross-Cultural Chocolate Love Story

Flightless BirdFebruary 3, 202658 min109 views
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An Unconventional Love Story

  • 💡 Doretta, an American, and Hayden, a New Zealander, met at a 50th birthday party and fell in love, despite Doretta not actively looking for a relationship.
  • 💖 Hayden, a farrier (maintains horses' feet), had moved from New Zealand to the US 26 years prior, and both had been married before.

Family Chocolate Legacies

  • 🍫 Doretta's great-great-grandfather, Levi Hershey, a caramel maker, was a cousin to Milton Hershey but declined an offer to partner in the chocolate business.
  • ✨ This decision meant Doretta's family missed out on being part of the Hershey's chocolate empire, a fact she still considers.

The Iconic Milky Bar Kid

  • 🤠 Hayden was cast as the Milky Bar Kid at age nine, becoming the face of a major New Zealand white chocolate commercial in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
  • 🎬 His character was a cowboy who would defeat a
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Milky Bar KidNew ZealandUnited StatesChocolateHershey's ChocolateMilton HersheyWhite ChocolateFarrier professionAdvertising campaignsCross-cultural relationshipsCaramel makersNew Zealand cultureCowboy imagery
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