The Hershey Company
News and overview for The Hershey Company
Hershey says mulling Cadbury options - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 22 hours 44 minutes ago
Three-way split at Bank of England
Hershey reportedly still exploring Cadbury bid - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 9 hours 44 minutes ago
Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore had reported that investment banks recently approached the family-owned Ferrero about forming a partnership with Cadbury.
Versatile Develops Initial Hershey iPhone Application [Press Release]
MarketWire | 13 days 19 hours 57 minutes ago
MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/10/09 -- Versatile Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE: VV)(AIM: VVS), announces that the Company has developed a unique, highly interactive application for deployment on the Apple iPhone(TM) and iPod Touch(TM) for The Hershey Company.
Carr tells Hershey to pay up or face failure
Telegraph (London) | 2 days 11 hours 5 minutes ago
Cadbury would prefer Hershey as a merger partner over Kraft but both American companies risk failure if they cannot finance generous bids, according to the UK company's chairman Roger Carr.
Distinguished Executive Joins New York Blood Center Board of Trustees [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 11 hours 12 minutes ago
...of public companies since 2001. Ms. Edelman is on the Board of Directors of Brinker, International and Ariba, Inc. She previously served as a Director of the Hershey Company and the Blair Corporation. Ms. Edelman serves as head...
Sugar Stand Announces That It Now Carries Hershey Candy; From Kisses to Hershey Bars, Sugar Stand Now Stocks America's Favorite Chocolate Brands [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 28 days 16 hours 10 minutes ago
...Stand's customers are not alone in loving Hershey products. The Hershey Company, which is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania... Now that Sugar Stand has teamed up with the Hershey Company, consumers have an online store where they...
Hershey lines up $17bn solo bid for Cadbury
Telegraph (London) | 3 days 10 hours 6 minutes ago
The charitable trust which controls Hershey is pushing the American confectioner to make a $17bn (£10.3bn) solo bid for Cadbury aimed at usurping Kraft’s £9.9bn offer.
Cadbury shares hit record high on Hershey takeover talk
Telegraph (London) | 14 hours 2 minutes ago
Shares in Cadbury shot to a record high yesterday (Monday) as expectations grew that Hershey, the US chocolate maker, could make a friendly offer for its British rival.
New IFC/Sundance Documentary Celebrates 100 Years of Opportunity for Children [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 48 days 19 hours 8 minutes ago
...in all aspects of life. The Hershey Company is the largest producer of...Headquartered in Hershey, Pa., The Hershey Company has operations throughout the...wholly owned subsidiary of The Hershey Company, markets such premium chocolate...
Hershey adding heat to Kraft's bid for Cadbury?
Chicago Tribune | 3 days 5 hours 59 minutes ago
It's increasingly looking like Northfield-based Kraft Foods Inc. may end up in a bidding war with Hershey Co. for British confectionery giant Cadbury PLC.
Hershey may go alone in Cadbury bid: report
MarketWatch | 3 days 11 hours 5 minutes ago
Hershey Co. may go alone in a bid for Cadbury PLC. Hershey is weighing a $17 billion bid that would consist of more cash for Cadbury shareholders than the hostile offer Kraft Foods Inc. made Nov. 9, worth roughly $16.3 billion in stock and cash, The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday. Based on various media reports, Cadbury shareholders are looking for more cash and a higher offer.
Hershey and Ferrero confirm bid interest in Cadbury
Guardian (London), The | 5 days 19 hours 57 minutes ago
Battle for control of British confectioner looms as US-Italian consortium takes on Kraft
Hershey, Ferrero considering rival bid for Cadbury
Yahoo! | 5 days 9 hours 57 minutes ago
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Hershey, hoping to expand its overseas presence, has lined up a potential partner as the most recognizable name in American chocolate considers starting a bidding war for British candy maker Cadbury PLC.
Hershey, Ferrero mulling Cadbury options
MarketWatch | 5 days 22 hours ago
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Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Selects Software Solutions by Agilysys [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 20 days 15 hours 12 minutes ago
...Hershey Entertainment & Resorts in Hershey, Pa. has selected InfoGenesis...operations and control costs. The company will use the solutions at Hersheypark, Hersheypark Stadium, Giant Center, Hershey Lodge, The Hotel Hershey, Dutch...
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Company Overview
| Company: | The Hershey Company |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Candy & Confections |
| Website: | http://www.thehersheycompany.com |
The Hershey Company will cover you in Kisses and bring you Almond Joy. The company makes such well-known chocolate and candy brands as Hershey's Kisses, Reese's peanut butter cups, Swizzles licorice, Mounds, York Peppermint Patty, and Kit Kat (licensed from Nestlé). Hershey also makes grocery goods such as baking chocolate, ice-cream toppings, chocolate syrup, cocoa mix, cookies, snack nuts, hard candies, and lollipops. Its products are sold throughout North America and exported overseas. The Hershey Trust -- which benefits the Milton Hershey School for disadvantaged children -- controls approximately 99% of Hershey's voting power.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 5,132.8 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 3.8 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 311.4 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 45.4 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 14,400 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 12.5 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |