REESE’S Cups were created in 1928 when H.B. Reese first combined these iconic flavors in the basement of his Hershey home. In the early 1920s, H.B. Reese, an employee of The Hershey Company, started making candy in the basement of his Hershey home. When Reese created Peanut Butter Cups as part of an assortment of candies in 1928, the first generation of chocolate and peanut butter fans made the candy his best selling item.