The Hershey Company

🍫 We’re rolling out festive new treats to sweeten the holiday season! 🎄✨ Check out our new Kit Kat® Milk Chocolate Santas and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Sugar Cookie, plus seasonal favorites from Twizzlers, Jolly Rancher, and Cadbury. The innovations are all part of our goal to meet consumer demand for unique, seasonal offerings and drive growth across our portfolio.   Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dWfW9rSv

👏 Celebrations are in order. Sour Strips, the fast-growing candy brand, joins our growing Sweets portfolio. The shockingly sour candy enhances our presence in the category. We’re excited to expand the brand’s reach to new consumer for more snacking occasions. Social media personality Maxx Chewning founded the brand in 2019. He will continue to lead the brand with Hershey. Read more in the release: https://lnkd.in/eGwyMggb

We’re investing in our iconic brands, accelerating digital capabilities, and building high-performance teams to drive our business forward. 🍬 Shaq-A-Licious XL Gummies and Jolly Rancher Ropes boosted consumption of our sweets in the quarter. Next up: Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried. 👻 Reese’s Werewolf Tracks and Kit Kat Ghost Toast took their frightful place among our beloved Halloween favorites. Our Halloween shipments and seasonal sell through was in-line with our low-single-digit growth outlook. 🌋 Reese’s Chocolate Lava Big Cup erupted on the scene as our latest Reese’s innovation and joins the no. 1 innovation in the category, Reese’s Caramel. 🍿 SkinnyPop is now the #1 brand in RTE Popcorn.👏 👏 Dot’s Pretzels is nearing $500M in annual retail, up $160M from 2021.

Honored to have Liz Dominguez and CGT - Consumer Goods Technology emphasize our focus on integrating AI and data science with our SAP S/4HANA foundation to enhance efficiency and drive innovation across global operations. And with technology propelling and sustaining our growth, empowering our people and attracting the best talent will help unlock our full potential. Want to join us? View our open roles here: https://lnkd.in/eFQxEzu3 #Transformation #ImHershey #HiringNow

Our beloved candy brands create goodness around the world. 🌍 Learn which of our iconic brands were named 🏆 #1, #2 and #4 in World’s Best Brands of 2024 ranked by TIME and Statista with the help of over 22,000 global consumers.

Your favorite Hershey Halloween treats wouldn’t be possible without our manufacturing employees. To our makers of goodness, thank you for everything you do!

Congrats to Amy Bucks, our director of global inside sales, who was named to the 2024 Top Women in Convenience class! Amy earned this honor for her innovative corporate initiatives, financial and strategic accomplishments and going above and beyond her role. She was recognized during Convenience Store News' awards ceremony at the #NACSShowExpo in Las Vegas.

Our new CIO Gene Kholodenko shares his views on Hershey's bold digital transformation strategy with Liz Dominguez and CGT - Consumer Goods Technology. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/geUFnFpf Looking for a new role with the tech team setting the pace for digital transformation across CPG? We're hiring: https://lnkd.in/eFQxEzu3

We’re excited to welcome Gene Kholodenko to Hershey as our new Chief Information Officer to lead the continuing evolution of our tech modernization and transformation initiatives.     Gene brings more than 26 years of IT, digital, and business transformation leadership experience with Fortune 50 companies to Hershey. With a strong track record of success in leveraging technology to create business value across sales, marketing, Research & Development, supply chain, manufacturing, and shared services, Gene is the perfect fit to help support Hershey’s growth and transformation as we become a Leading Snacking Powerhouse! 

We’re attending the #NACSShowExpo in Las Vegas this week, showcasing our growing sweet, salty and better-for-your portfolio. We’re also offering category management insights for retailers, including how value has a different meaning for all consumers and how our award-winning planograms help retailers boost sales. Learn more about our visit to the NACS Show Expo, the products we’re spotlighting and the insights we’re unveiling: https://lnkd.in/e9EM_sRu