Businessweek

The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacturing, marketing, selling, and distributing various chocolate and confectionery products, pantry items, and gum and mint refreshment products worldwide. Segments The company’s three operating segments consist of geographic regions, including the United States, the Americas, and Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Products THE UNITED STATES The primary products the company sells in the United States include the following: The company, under the HERSHEY’S brand franchise, offers HERSHEY’S milk chocolate bar; HERSHEY’S milk chocolate with almonds bar; HERSHEY’S Extra Dark pure dark chocolate; HERSHEY’S NUGGETS chocolates; HERSHEY’S DROPS chocolates; HERSHEY’S AIR DELIGHT aerated milk chocolate; HERSHEY’S MINIATURES chocolate candy; HERSHEY’S BLISS chocolates; HERSHEY’S COOKIES ‘N’ CRÈME candy bar; HERSHEY’S COOKIES ‘N’ CRÈME DROPS candy; HERSHEY’S POT OF GOLD boxed chocolates; HERSHEY’S sugar free chocolate candy; HERSHEY’S HUGS candies; and HERSHEY'S SIMPLE PLEASURES candy. The company, under the REESE’S brand franchise, offers REESE’S peanut butter cups; REESE’S peanut butter cups minis; REESE’S PIECES candy; REESE’S BIG CUP peanut butter cups; REESE’S NUTRAGEOUS candy bar; REESE’S sugar free peanut butter cups; REESE’S crispy and crunchy bar; REESE’S WHIPPS candy bar; REESESTICKS wafer bars; and REESE’S FAST BREAK candy bar. The company, under the KISSES brand franchise, offers HERSHEY’S KISSES brand milk chocolates; HERSHEY’S KISSES brand milk chocolates with almonds; HERSHEY’S KISSES brand milk chocolates with cherry cordial crème; HERSHEY’S KISSES brand chocolate meltaway milk chocolates; HERSHEY’S KISSES brand milk chocolates filled with caramel; and HERSHEY’S KISSES brand SPECIAL DARK mildly sweet chocolates. The company’s other products it sells in the United States include the following: 5th AVENUE candy bar; ALMOND JOY candy bar; ALMOND JOY PIECES candy; BROOKSIDE chocolate covered real fruit juice pieces; CADBURY chocolates; CARAMELLO candy bar; GOOD & PLENTY candy; HEATH toffee bar; JOLLY RANCHER candy; JOLLY RANCHER CRUNCH 'N CHEW candy; JOLLY RANCHER sugar free candy; KIT KAT wafer bar; MAUNA LOA macadamia snack nuts; MILK DUDS candy; MOUNDS candy bar; MR. GOODBAR chocolate bar; PAYDAY peanut caramel bar; ROLO caramels in milk chocolate; ROLO minis; SKOR toffee bar; SPECIAL DARK mildly sweet chocolate bar; SPECIAL DARK PIECES candy; SYMPHONY milk chocolate bar; SYMPHONY milk chocolate bar with almonds and toffee; TAKE5 candy bar; THINGAMAJIG candy bar; TWIZZLERS candy; TWIZZLERS sugar free candy; WHATCHAMACALLIT candy bar; WHOPPERS malted milk balls; YORK peppermint pattie; YORK sugar free peppermint pattie; YORK PIECES candy; ZAGNUT candy bar; and ZERO candy bar. The company also sells products in the United States under the following product lines: Premium Products Artisan Confections Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, markets SCHARFFEN BERGER high-cacao dark chocolate products, and DAGOBA natural and organic chocolate products. The company’s SCHARFFEN BERGER products include chocolate bars, tasting squares and home baking products. DAGOBA products include chocolate bars, drinking chocolate and baking products. Refreshment Products The company’s line of refreshment products includes ICE BREAKERS mints and chewing gum, ICE BREAKERS ICE CUBES chewing gum, BREATH SAVERS mints, and BUBBLE YUM bubble gum. Pantry Items Pantry items include HERSHEY’S, REESE’S, HEATH, and SCHARFFEN BERGER baking products. Its toppings and sundae syrups include REESE’S, HEATH and HERSHEY’S. The company sells hot cocoa mix under the HERSHEY’S BLISS brand name. AMERICAS The primary products the company sells in the Americas include the following: Canada In Canada, the company sells HERSHEY’S milk chocolate bars and milk chocolate with almonds bars; OH HENRY!