who invented the reese's peanut butter cup
H. B. Reese Harry Burnett "H. B." Reese (May 24, 1879 â€“ May 16, 1956) was an American inventor and businessman known for creating the No. 1 selling candy brand in the United States, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups[1] and founding the H.B. Reese Candy Company.[2] In 2009, he was posthumously inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame.[3]