Hershey is a Cuban village and consejo popular of the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, in Mayabeque Province. Milton Hershey, the famous American chocolatier and businessman, visited Cuba in 1916. Hershey decided to buy sugar plantations and mills in Cuba to supply the growing Pennsylvania-based Hershey Company. He built an adjoining town fo…Hershey is a Cuban village and consejo popular of the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, in Mayabeque Province. Milton Hershey, the famous American chocolatier and businessman, visited Cuba in 1916. Hershey decided to buy sugar plantations and mills in Cuba to supply the growing Pennsylvania-based Hershey Company. He built an adjoining town for the workers and their families to live, which he named Hershey.