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Hershey Co. (HSY)On Jul 3: 32.87  Up 0.19 (0.58%)  
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Hershey Co.
100 Crystal A Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
United States - Map
Phone: 717-534-4200
Fax: 717-534-6550
Web Site: http://www.hersheys.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Consumer Goods
Industry:Confectioners
Full Time Employees:11,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
The Hershey Company engages in manufacturing, marketing, selling, and distributing various chocolate candy, sugar confectionery, refreshment, and snack products, as well as food and beverage enhancers. Its chocolate and confectionery products include chocolate bars and drinking cocoa mixes, high-cacao dark chocolate products, handcrafted chocolate gifts, and natural and organic chocolate products. The company's snack products comprise snack mix, cookies, granola bars, and macadamia snack nuts and cookies in various varieties. In addition, The Hershey offers a line of refreshment products, such as mints and chewing gums; and a line of food and beverage enhancers, including baking products, toppings and sundae syrups, and hot cocoa mixes. The company sells its products through sales representatives and food brokers, primarily to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, department stores, and natural food stores. It principally operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, India, and China; and markets confectionery products worldwide. The Hershey Company has a joint venture with Godrej Beverages and Food, Ltd. to provide malted drinks in India. The company was founded in 1894 and is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Hershey Co.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Jul-08 is better than 6.2% of S&P 500 companies and 61.6% of Food Beverage & Tobacco companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. David J. West , 44
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director and Pres of North American Commercial Group
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Humberto Alfonso ,
    Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. John P. Bilbrey , 51
    Sr. VP and Pres of North America
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Burton H. Snyder , 60
    Sr. VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Greg J. Kaiser ,
    VP of Operations Strategy and Commercial Integration
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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