The Hershey Company

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

Deepak Bhatia, our Chief Technology Officer, discussed our internal digital transformation journey to become a Leading Snacking Powerhouse with Fortune and John Kell. This digital transformation is centered on investing big in our people 👥 and our capabilities ⭐ 🛜 to positively impact our customers and consumers 🌎. Have a passion for tech and innovation? Check out our open roles and help us continue setting the pace for digital transformation industry-wide: https://lnkd.in/eFQxEzu3

📚 Hershey is expanding access to education in cocoa-growing communities. Supporting children’s education has been a central part of Hershey’s mission since our founding more than 130 years ago. Today, we’re continuing this work by helping expand the education system in cocoa-farming communities in West Africa. 🎒 We recently inaugurated three public primary schools in Côte d’Ivoire, a leading cocoa-producing country. With our partners, Côte d’Ivoire’s National Oversight Committee for Actions to Fight Child Labor, Trafficking and Exploitation and the International Cocoa Initiative, we are making strides to set cocoa-growing communities up for success for generations to come.  🍫 To learn more about how we’re supporting the people behind our products, visit: https://lnkd.in/eP9rNAsk. 

🎃 Halloween is Hershey’s biggest season, and our retail sales team is out in full force, ensuring shelves are stocked with your favorite seasonal treats! 🍫 Michael Del Pozzo, our new President of U.S. Confection, jumped right in with our “Helping Hands” program. 👐 Employees like Mike are joining teams in-store to place products and using data, insights and augmented reality to help our retail partners boost sales. #HersheyHalloween #HelpingHands

We’re giving Michael Del Pozzo, our new President of U.S. Confection, a warm Hershey welcome! In his first week, Mike hit the ground running, meeting with colleagues across the business, connecting with retail partners, visiting stores with our sales team, and maybe, best of all, taste-testing treats at Hershey’s Chocolate World.😋 In this video, watch Mike’s “Week in the Life” at Hershey.