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Candy trends take spotlight at industry event
At the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago, new confection and snack products on display reflect what flavors, ingredients and categories candy consumers are hungering for.
Hershey brand launch in ‘fastest growing’ Chinese confectionery segment
Hershey has launched a new brand in China that will operate in what it has called the country’s fastest growing confectionery segment.
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Hershey takes collaboration up a gear with first open innovation forum
More than 70 Hershey suppliers assembled in Baltimore on Wednesday (May 8) to attend an open innovation forum designed to help the firm improve and accelerate the innovation process via...
NGO questions Fair Trade USA chocolate labeling ‘hoax’
Not-for-profit organization Fair World Project has criticized changes to Fair Trade USA's labeling policy, which allows chocolate to carry the seal when it contains a high percentage of other ingredients...
Convenience and indulgence the secret to pacesetting confectionery sales
Launches from Hershey, Mondelez and Nestlé were among the top 100 bestselling new food and drink items in 2012 having filled consumer needs for convenience, indulgence and functionality, according to...
Hershey adopts front of pack nutrition labelling
The Hershey Company is to roll out front of pack nutrition labels in the second half of this year to help consumers make more informed choices.
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Hershey: 10% certified cocoa by 2013
Hershey has set milestones to certify its entire cocoa supply by 2020 and hopes that 10% will be covered by the end of the year.
China ‘our number one international priority’, says Hershey CEO
China will become Hershey’s number two market behind the US in the next five years and will get there through advertising, expanding distribution and new launches, according to the company’s...
Hershey defends commitment on sustainable cocoa
Hershey has called attacks on its text messaging tips for farmers program CocoaLink “disingenuous” after a group of NGOs questioned the effectiveness of the project.
Cocoa child labor: Story so far
Industry pledges reach $10m on cocoa child labor but ‘job is not done’
The industry has pledged $10m in new funds since 2010 to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, but a newly released report says the job is far from over.
Hershey: China will be our #2 market behind the US in 5 years
China will be the number two market behind the US for Hershey within five years, predicted senior executives at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference yesterday.
Campaign pushes Hershey's, Mars to either label GMOs or drop them
GMO Inside, a national coalition of companies and organizations, has marshaled a public Valentine’s Day campaign to pressure Hershey and Mars to drop GMO ingredients or to label them in...
Hershey in legal wrangle with carpet firm over Kisses trademark
The Hershey Company has become embroiled in a trademark dispute with carpet firm Shaw Industries over the latter’s use of “Chocolate Kiss” as a color name for carpet collections.
Hershey: ‘With Air Delight we’re building a new concept, but we’d like the brand to succeed’
Hershey gained market share in every category in the fourth quarter but admits it is still struggling to excite US consumers with Air Delight - the aerated chocolate range it...
Patent Watch
Hershey develops pill-like film coating for confectionery
Hershey has filed a patent for an alternative to conventional coating and robing of confectionery products that uses film coating normally used to encase medical pills.
Hershey, Mars and Nestlé to face $727m chocolate ‘price fix’ case
Hershey, Mars and Nestlé may be liable for $727m in damages for alleged conspiracy to raise chocolate prices in the US between 2002 and 2007.
Hershey backs industry-wide sustainability standards
The Hershey Company has joined the advisory council of a new non-profit organization – the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) - that aims to develop industry-wide standards on sustainability.
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Hershey joins Abidjan sustainable cocoa pledge
The Hershey Company has joined other major chocolate manufacturers in signing a new cocoa pledge to give Ivorian farmers a fair deal and ensure a sustainable supply.
Hershey antioxidant labeling claims under spotlight in US court
Hershey is to face a lawsuit over antioxidant labeling claims made on its Special Dark Cocoa and Special Dark Kisses.
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Hershey packer ordered to back-pay foreign student laborers
The US Labor Department has recovered back wages for overworked and underpaid student laborers from a company that packaged Hershey chocolates.
Hershey sued over alleged child labor abuses
The Hershey Company faces a lawsuit from a shareholder that claims it uses cocoa produced through unlawful child labor in West Africa.
Sweet Politics
Hershey backs improved US international relations ahead of global push
The Hershey Company has been lobbying for improved foreign market access for US companies as it concentrates on growing its business internationally.
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Hurricane Sandy forces Mondelez and Hershey closures
Mondelez International and Hershey have been forced to close facilities due to Hurricane Sandy.
Hershey eyes China for new Asia plant
China tops the list of countries for Hershey’s new manufacturing facility in Asia, according to the company’s CEO.
Hershey Q3 profit falls 10%
The Hershey Company has reported a profit drop in its third quarter (Q3) results after tax rate rises, commodity costs and charges related to supply chain efficiencies hit the company’s...
