The Hershey Company
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Hershey says mulling Cadbury options - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 15 hours 58 minutes ago
Three-way split at Bank of England
Hershey reportedly still exploring Cadbury bid - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 2 hours 58 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 | 12 days 13 hours 11 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.
Hershey lines up $17bn solo bid for Cadbury
Telegraph (London) | 2 days 3 hours 20 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.
Carr tells Hershey to pay up or face failure
Telegraph (London) | 1 day 4 hours 19 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.
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 | 27 days 9 hours 24 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 adding heat to Kraft's bid for Cadbury?
Chicago Tribune | 1 day 23 hours 13 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 | 2 days 4 hours 19 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 | 4 days 13 hours 11 minutes ago
Battle for control of British confectioner looms as US-Italian consortium takes on Kraft
Hershey, Ferrero mulling Cadbury options
MarketWatch | 4 days 15 hours 14 minutes ago
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New IFC/Sundance Documentary Celebrates 100 Years of Opportunity for Children [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 47 days 12 hours 22 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 considers audacious $17bn go-it-alone bid for Cadbury
Guardian (London), The | 2 days 3 hours 11 minutes ago
The US chocolate company Hershey is considering an audacious go-it-alone attempt to buy the besieged Cadbury confectionery empire through a takeover offer of at least $17bn (£10.2bn) to edge out Kraft's £9.8bn hostile bid.
Cadbury advised to merge with Hershey
Telegraph (London) | 2 days 7 hours 20 minutes ago
Cadbury should merge with Hershey and list the combined company's shares in both London and New York, a strategist has advised the British confectioner.
Hershey, Ferrero "considering options" on possible Cadbury bid to rival Kraft offer -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 4 days 9 hours 7 minutes ago
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — 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 considering rival bid for Cadbury
Plain Dealer (Cleveland), The | 4 days 7 hours 50 minutes ago
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.
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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 |