The Hershey Company·Consumer Defensive
The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, meat snacks, bars and snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and protein bars. The company provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Paqui, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. It markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Consumer Defensive
Food Confectioners
18,540
1980-03-17
0.07

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Coca-Cola is a consumer staples giant, a Dividend King, and performing well despite industry headwinds. Hershey Foods has been hit by volatile commodity prices, but its pricing power remains impressive.

The Hershey Company (HSY) Presents at Goldman Sachs Global Staples Forum 2026 Transcript

Limited-Edition Foils, a Digital Collecting Hub, and an Instagram Takeover Help Celebrate 30 Years of Pokémon HERSHEY, Pa., May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hershey's Kisses is teaming up with The Pokémon Company International for another special-edition collection — and this year, things are getting a little villainous.

HERSHEY, Pa., May 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced that Steve Voskuil, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat session at the Goldman Sachs Global Staples Forum on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 11:25 am ET.

Coca-Cola's capital-light business makes it an ideal dividend investment. Hershey offers a high yield while paying out less than two-thirds of free cash flow.