HERSHEY, Pa. — The Hershey Co. Thursday announced new executive leaders who will report to president and chief executive officer Michele Buck. Michele Buck “These appointments are testament to Hershey’s internal succession planning and its ability to attract deeply experienced talent and expertise from outside of the company,” said Buck. “As Hershey advances its vision
HERSHEY, Pa. — Senior executives from the Hershey Co. and Walmart came together to celebrate what they described as a shared commitment to increase U.S. manufacturing jobs. Over the past year, Hershey has invested more than $150 million in U.S. supply chain advancements, the company said, and the spending led to the creation of 350
HERSHEY, Pa. — The Hershey Co. has released its second annual ‘In a Shopper’s World’ retail report in which Hershey experts outline key strategies for building a total commerce approach so that shoppers can find snacks when, where and how they choose to shop. The report, titled “The Power of Search in a Shopper’s World,”
HERSHEY, Pa. — The Hershey Co. aims to add more better-for-you options to its snack lineup with a $1.6 billion deal to buy Skinny Pop maker Amplify Snack Brands Inc. Hershey said the brands from Austin, Texas-based Amplify compete in a range of strong food categories fueled by burgeoning snacking trends focused on products that
HERSHEY, Pa. — Hershey Co. has added a fourth flavor to its year-old Cookie Layer Crunch snack line. Launched this week, Hershey’s Cookie Layer Crunch Triple Chocolate bar is made with chocolate creme, chocolate cookie bits and milk chocolate to deliver an indulgent, layered taste, Hershey said. Cookie Layer Crunch launched in December 2016 with
HERSHEY, Pa. — Hershey Co. announced on Wednesday the launch of its Hershey’s Gold bars in celebration of its official sponsorship of the United States Olympic Committee and to mark the 100-day countdown to the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The new Hershey’s Gold Caramelized Creme Peanuts & Pretzels bars are a caramelized creme that
HERSHEY, Pa. — Incoming Hershey Co. president and chief executive officer Michele Buck has named a new executive leadership team. Announcing the appointments this week, Hershey said the revamped management team balances continuity through leaders from within the company and top talent from outside the chocolate and confections giant. Todd Tillemans has been named U.S. president
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Food Marketing Institute has honored Hershey Co. by giving two of its industry veterans the FMI William H. Albers Award, celebrating excellence in trading partner relations and consumer and community service. The Hershey executives, J.P. Bilbrey, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Tom Joyce, retired vice president of global customer
HERSHEY, Pa — The Hershey Co. has an assortment of new Halloween-themed products available this year. These include the following: • Reese’s White Peanut Butter Ghosts Snack Size:White crème-coated ghosts filled with classic peanut butter filling, available in a 10.2-ounce size selling for a suggested $3.25. • Kit Kat White Minis Snack Size: White crème-coated
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Mondelez International Inc. said it has ended discussions with Hershey Co. regarding a possible combination of the two companies. “As the world’s leading snacking company, we remain focused on successfully executing our strategy to deliver both sustainable top-line growth and significant margin expansion and are well positioned to continue to deliver value
HERSHEY, Pa. — Hershey Co. has unveiled new, patriotic-themed packaging on some of its top brands as part of its support for Team USA at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In what Hershey called an “unprecedented shift,” the 122-year old Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar will switch from its traditional silver lettering to red, white and