The Hershey Company (US)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hershey's
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Michele_Buck
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:Mars,_Incorporated
gptkb:Nestlé
gptkb:Mondelez_International
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:CUSIP 427866108
gptkbp:division gptkb:Hershey_Chocolate_North_America
gptkb:Hershey_International
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Milton_S._Hershey
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Lancaster,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:foundedYear 1894
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Hershey,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Hershey Company (US)
gptkbp:industry gptkb:dessert
Food processing
gptkbp:ISIN US4278661081
gptkbp:logo Hershey Company logo.svg
gptkbp:notableEvent Hershey's Chocolate World attraction opened in 1973
Attempted acquisition by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in 2002 (failed)
Acquisition of Amplify Snack Brands in 2018
Acquisition of Krave Jerky in 2015
Acquisition of Reese's in 1963
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Almond_Joy
gptkb:Hershey's_Kisses
gptkb:Hershey's_Milk_Chocolate_Bar
gptkb:Jolly_Rancher
gptkb:Reese's_Peanut_Butter_Cups
gptkb:Twizzlers
gptkb:Whoppers
gptkb:York_Peppermint_Pattie
gptkb:Mounds
gptkb:Ice_Breakers
gptkb:Kit_Kat_(US_rights)
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~18,000 (2023)
gptkbp:parentCompany Hershey Trust Company (major shareholder)
gptkbp:philanthropy gptkb:Milton_Hershey_School
gptkbp:products gptkb:dessert
gptkb:chocolate
Beverages
Baked goods
Gum
Mints
gptkbp:publiclyTraded gptkb:NYSE:_HSY
gptkbp:revenue $10.4 billion (2023)
gptkbp:servesArea Worldwide
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:S&P_500
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:HSY
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Hershey_Entertainment_and_Resorts_Company
gptkb:Amplify_Snack_Brands
gptkb:ONE_Brands
gptkb:KRAVE_Jerky
gptkbp:type Public
gptkbp:website https://www.thehersheycompany.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Caramello
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7