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David J. West , Director/President/CEO

www.thehersheycompany.com

Industry: Food and Beverage

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The Company is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing various package types of chocolate candy, sugar confectionery, snack products etc.

News Feeds

Hershey names O'Day senior VP of global operations AP
Nov 17 2008
Pa. ice cream maker fined for clean-air violation AP
Oct 31 2008
No kisses for Michigan-based furniture company AP
Oct 27 2008

Press Releases

Terence L. O'Day Joins Hershey as Senior Vice President, Global Operations Nov-17-2008, 04:01PM EST
Andy McCormick Joins Hershey as Vice President, Public Affairs Oct-30-2008, 09:00AM EDT
BullMarket.com Examines Whether Investors Can Find Comfort in Cadbury, Hershey, and Other Candy Maker Stocks Oct-09-2008, 10:00AM EDT
Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Hershey Foods, Dean Foods, Anheuser-Busch, UST and Altria Oct-08-2008, 06:00AM EDT
Hershey to Web Cast Third Quarter Conference Call Oct-07-2008, 09:31AM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

West Shore Chamber honors Select Medical's Ortenzio (Central Penn Business Journal)

Nov 21 2008
On a mission for 'true chocolate' (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Nov 20 2008
Hershey names O'Day senior VP of global operations (Businessweek)

Nov 17 2008
Cocoa (Vegetarian Times)

Nov 07 2008
Snacks Are Shrinking, but Not Their Prices (SmartMoney)

Nov 06 2008
No kisses for Michigan-based furniture company (Boston Globe)

Oct 27 2008
Hershey's 3Q - and Ad Spend - Up (Response Magazine)

Oct 23 2008
Intranet users tackle chaos (Computerworld)

Aug 16 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 11,000

Revenue per Employee: $386,462

Top Executives

Christopher J. Baldwin, Senior VP/President, Divisional

John P. Bilbrey, Senior VP/President, Geographical

Gregg A. Tanner, Senior VP, Divisional

Michele G. Buck, Senior VP/Other Executive Officer

C. Daniel Azzara, Vice President, Divisional

Burton H. Snyder, Senior VP/Secretary/General Counsel

David W. Tacka, Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer

Humberto P. Alfonso, CPA, CFO/Senior VP

Thaddeus Jastrzebski, Senior VP/President, Geographical

George F. Davis, Chief Information Officer/Vice President

Board of Directors

Marie J. Toulantis, Director

Arnold G. Langbo, Director

David L. Shedlarz, Director

Burton H. Snyder, Senior VP/Secretary/General Counsel

Mackey J. McDonald, Director

Governor Thomas J. Ridge, Director

Robert H. Campbell, Director

LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Director

Robert F. Cavanaugh, Director

Bonnie Guiton Hill, Director

Charles A. Davis, Director

Gary P. Coughlan, Director

Kenneth L. Wolfe, Director/Chairman of the Board

Jon A. Boscia, Director

Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Director

James E. Nevels, Director

Charles B. Strauss, Director

Financials

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Annual

Income Statement	10/2008	07/2008	04/2008	01/2008
Sales	988.38 Mil.	722.93 Mil.	783.89 Mil.	924.74 Mil.
Gross Operating Profit	501.23 Mil.	382.51 Mil.	376.45 Mil.	417.48 Mil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	228.83 Mil.	115.9 Mil.	126.5 Mil.	184.72 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	219.95 Mil.	94.11 Mil.	122.42 Mil.	127.16 Mil.
Total Net Income	124.54 Mil.	41.47 Mil.	63.24 Mil.	54.34 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	0.56	0.19	0.29	0.22
Diluted EPS, Total	0.51	0.18	0.28	0.24

BALANCE STATEMENT	10/2008	07/2008	04/2008	01/2008
Cash and Equivalents	135.63 Mil.	45.43 Mil.	152.88 Mil.	129.2 Mil.
Total Assets	1.65 Bil.	1.28 Bil.	1.26 Bil.	1.43 Bil.
Total Liabilities	1.56 Bil.	1.21 Bil.	1.2 Bil.	1.62 Bil.
Total Capitalization	2.12 Bil.	2.12 Bil.	2.12 Bil.	1.87 Bil.

Cash Flow	10/2008	07/2008	04/2008	01/2008
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	NA	NA	NA

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	3.32 Bil.	2.88 Bil.	2.75 Bil.	2.49 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	1.63 Bil.	2.07 Bil.	2.09 Bil.	1.94 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	735.7 Mil.	1.21 Bil.	1.18 Bil.	1.09 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	458.83 Mil.	994.24 Mil.	860.91 Mil.	902.18 Mil.
Total Net Income	214.15 Mil.	559.06 Mil.	493.24 Mil.	590.88 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	0.87	2.44	2.07	2.38
Diluted EPS, Total	0.93	2.34	1.99	2.3

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	129.2 Mil.	97.14 Mil.	67.18 Mil.	54.84 Mil.
Total Assets	1.43 Bil.	1.42 Bil.	1.41 Bil.	1.18 Bil.
Total Liabilities	1.62 Bil.	1.45 Bil.	1.52 Bil.	1.29 Bil.
Total Capitalization	1.87 Bil.	1.93 Bil.	1.96 Bil.	1.78 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	723.19 Mil.	461.76 Mil.	797.45 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	-215.51 Mil.	-238.67 Mil.	-362.74 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	-477.72 Mil.	-210.75 Mil.	-494.66 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	29.96 Mil.	12.35 Mil.	-59.96 Mil.

The Hershey Company (HSY)

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