Past Forward: This Chocolate Empire Ran on Electric Rails

IF 2.2 4区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-04 DOI:10.1109/MSPEC.2026.11506022

Allison Marsh

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Abstract

The U.S. chocolate magnate Milton S. Hershey understood the value of vertical integration. So when a global sugar shortage prompted Hershey to begin purchasing sugarcane fields in Cuba in 1916, it naturally made sense to also invest in a Cuban sugar mill, refinery, power plant, and railroad to transport the processed sugar to port. Many of Hershey's Cuban employees lived in well-maintained company towns.

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前瞻：这个巧克力帝国在电子轨道上运行

美国巧克力巨头米尔顿·s·好时（Milton S. Hershey）深知垂直整合的价值。因此，当1916年全球食糖短缺促使好时开始在古巴购买甘蔗田时，投资古巴的糖厂、精炼厂、发电厂和铁路将加工后的糖运送到港口自然是有意义的。好时的许多古巴员工住在维护良好的公司小镇。

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IEEE Spectrum 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

0.00%

发文量

254

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

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