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Hershey Co.

  • Supermarket GROCERY Business: Sweet as sugar

    Sugar-free candies, gums, and mints are addressing a major market as diabetics, dieters, and the health-conscious provide a ready-made consumer base.
  • Hershey Sees Higher Fourth-quarter Profit

    HERSHEY, Pa. - Hershey Foods Corp., the world's largest chocolate maker, said on Wednesday quarterly results swung to a profit on lower costs, a change in accounting rules, and a modest bump in sales as consumers bought more candy before a price hike, Reuters reports.
  • Maker of Dr Pepper to Launch Flavored Milk

    PLANO, Texas - Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc. plans to begin selling milk in flavors such as chocolate caramel and pina colada in March, The Associated Press reports.
  • Dean Foods Receives FDA Approval for Aseptic Filler Technology

    DALLAS - Dean Foods' Morningstar Foods division has received aseptic approval from the FDA for beverages produced on the company's Stork filler line in Mt. Crawford, Va. The Stork bottle filling technology extends the shelf life of dairy-based beverages processed on this line to 180 days and allows these products to be stored and shipped at ambient temperatures.
  • Cadbury, Nestle Reportedly in Talks of Joint Bid for Hershey

    NEW YORK - As a Pennsylvania appellate court prepares to hear arguments on the sale of Hershey Foods Corp., Nestle SA and Cadbury PLC continue to discuss the terms of a potential joint bid for the company, people close to the situation told The Wall Street Journal.
  • Nestle: No Comment on Reported Hershey Bid

    ZURICH, Switzerland - Swiss food and beverage company Nestle SA today declined to comment on a report it made a preliminary bid of around $11.5 billion for U.S. chocolate company Hershey Foods Corp., Dow Jones Newswires reports.
  • Nestle, Kraft at Head of List to Buy Hershey

    NEW YORK - Two of the world's biggest food companies - Nestle and Kraft Foods - are expected to lead the pursuit of Hershey Foods, whose controlling shareholder announced it would be selling its stake in the renowned chocolate-maker.
  • Hershey Foods For Sale

    HERSHEY, Pa. - The controlling stockholder of Hershey Foods Corp., the Milton Hershey School Trust, has confirmed it is exploring steps to divest itself of its interests in the company.
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