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English Answer:
Almond Joy is a brand of candy bar that is currently owned by the Hershey Company. The Hershey Company, a leading North American confectionery manufacturer, acquired Almond Joy in 1988 when it purchased the Peter Paul division from Starkist. Before that, Almond Joy was created in 1946 by the Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company, which was later renamed to Peter Paul after a merger.

Chinese Translation:
阿月浑子乐（Almond Joy）是一种糖果棒品牌，目前归好时公司（The Hershey Company）所有。好时公司是北美领先的糖果制造商，于1988年收购了彼得保罗（Peter Paul）部门，从而获得了阿月浑子乐品牌，该部门当时是从斯达康（Starkist）手中购得的。在此之前，阿月浑子乐是由彼得保罗糖果制造公司在1946年创造的，后来在一次合并后更名为彼得保罗。

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The Almond Joy bar was introduced in 1946 as a replacement for the Dreams Bar, which was introduced in 1934, consisting of diced almonds and coconut covered with dark chocolate. In 1978, Peter Paul merged with the Cadbury-Schweppes company of England.read more >>