 thumb|right|original milk-chocolate hershey's kisses with cherry cordial creme filled kisses hershey's kisses is a brand of chocolate manufactured by the hershey company. the bite-sized pieces of chocolate have a distinctive shape, commonly described as flat-bottomed teardrops. hershey's kisses chocolates are wrapped in squares of lightweight aluminum foil with a narrow strip of paper protruding from the top. kisses are one of the most popular brands of candies in the us. in 1989, the chocolate drops were the 5th most popular chocolate brand in the united states, spawning sales that topped $400 million. more than 60 million hershey's kisses chocolates are produced each day at the company's two factories. today's kisses brand chocolates use hershey's original milk chocolate formula. in 2005 hershey's kissables were introduced as a smaller sized, candy coated version of kisses chocolates. they have been discontinued. ==kisses brand varieties== thumb|300px|right|hershey's kisses milk chocolates filled with caramel. though originally made of solely milk chocolate, many variations of the kisses brand of chocolates and candies have since been introduced. hershey introduces and discontinues new flavors constantly. as of january 2013, some of the flavors available throughout the year include:hershey's kisses brand chocolates - products - everyday favorites ===united states & canada=== *milk chocolate *milk chocolate with almond *filled with caramel *special dark mildly sweet chocolates (dark chocolate) *milk chocolate with pink wrappers in support of breast cancer awareness *cherry cordial (limited edition) *filled with peanut butter *truffle *milk chocolate with macadamia nuts (only in hawaii and company store in hershey, pa) *crunchy cookie (milk chocolate with oreo-like cookie bits) *candy cane (peppermint flavored white chocolate with red nonpareils) *coconut creme *hugs (white chocolate with strips of milk chocolate) *milk chocolate air delight (aerated) ===international=== *hazelnut (may only be found in asian markets) *green tea (may only be found in asian markets) *creamy milk chocolate (found in europe) *creamy milk chocolate with almonds (found in europe) ===limited time only=== *chocolate mint *double fudge (fudge flavored chocolate, called "ice cream" flavored kisses - not same as double chocolate fudge) *double chocolate fudge (dark on bottom, milk chocolate on top - may be the same as "double chocolate") *double chocolate (dark and milk chocolate - called kisses "layers" - may be the same as "double chocolate fudge") *milk chocolate and vanilla (white on top, milk on bottom -called kisses "layers") *dulce de leche (wh
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