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Why Hershey did #BlackOutTuesday — and what’s next

One-on-one with Alicia Petross, v.p. talent acquisition/diversity & inclusion/employee experience for The Hershey Company, on the candy company’s diversity and inclusion efforts.
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Crystal Lindell
November 11, 2020
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For The Hershey Co., the decision to participate in something like #BlackOutTuesday on social media would normally go through multiple committees. But 2020 inspired a different approach.
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Hershey Canada to send new Reese’s Pieces candy into space

Candy will break the Earth’s atmosphere with help from high-altitude balloon.
January 22, 2019
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Hershey Canada Inc. hopes its newest twist on Reese’s Pieces will have a reception that’s out of this world — literally. Taking off from the Mojave Desert in California, Reese's Pieces Peanut Candy will go beyond the Earth's atmosphere Jan. 26.

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Hershey Co. Chairman John Bilbrey announced he will retire effective with the company’s annual meeting scheduled for May 2.

Hershey’s Bilbrey announces retirement as chairman

Charles Davis, lead independent director, will take over at company’s next stockholder meeting in May.
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Bernie Pacyniak
February 28, 2018
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Having joined the company in 2003 as president of the company’s International and North America division, Bilbrey was named ceo in 2011 and then chairman in 2015. Prior to Hershey, Bilbrey worked for 22 years at Procter & Gamble Co.


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We know a treat can be a snack, but can a snack be a treat? Of course it can.

Treats versus snacks

Better-for-you snacking and permissible indulgence are two of the hottest trends out there.
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Bernie Pacyniak
February 27, 2018
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So you enjoy working in the confectionery industry, right? But tell me this, are you producing snacks, or are they treats? Hey, I realized the words are often used interchangeably. Nevertheless, there is a difference.


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Refueling on sweet, savory and crunchy confections at NACS Show 2017

NACS Show reveals candy makers understand consumers’ love of snacking.
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Alyse Thompson
October 25, 2017
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What do pizza slices, CeeLo Green and futuristic fuel pumps have in common? They were all at Chicago’s McCormick Place last week for the NACS Show, sponsored each year by what was once known as the National Association of Convenience Stores. (Now the association goes by NACS, the Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing.)


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