Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Names Wendy's CEO Kirk Tanner to Succeed Michele Buck
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 07/08/2025 12:45PMCONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm: Hershey's release, HERSHEY, Pa., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/, stamped "Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:45:00 -0400" (12:45 UTC), says Hershey "today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Kirk Tanner to succeed Michele Buck".^[1]
Hershey hired Kirk Tanner, Wendy's CEO and a PepsiCo veteran of more than 30 years, who ran its $28 billion North American beverage business, as its next CEO from August 18, 2025. Wendy's named its CFO interim CEO the same morning.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Kirk Tanner Takes Over as Hershey CEO as Maria Kraus Becomes Chairman
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 08/18/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoStated as firm: Hershey's Form 8-K (Item 8.01) says that following Michele Buck's retirement as Chairman the Board "has appointed Huong Maria T. Kraus to serve as Chairman of the Board, effective August 18, 2025"; the July 8-K appointed Tanner CEO "effective as of August 18, 2025".^[1]
Former Wendy's and PepsiCo executive Kirk Tanner became Hershey's President and CEO and joined its board, while Michele Buck stepped down. Maria Kraus, who also chairs the Hershey Trust, replaced Buck as chairman.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Unveils Its Next Generation Snacking Strategy at 2026 Investor Day
Hershey…New York Stock Exchange, 11, Wall Street, Financial District, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10271, United States
Starts 03/31/2026 4:00PMCONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE177 days agoStated as firm: Hershey's release of March 31, 2026 says it "is hosting its 2026 Investor Day today at the New York Stock Exchange" and "The meeting begins at 12:00 p.m. ET" (16:00 UTC).^[1]
At an investor day at the New York Stock Exchange led by CEO Kirk Tanner, Hershey set out its ONE Hershey plan across sweet, salty and protein snacks. It targeted 2-4% organic sales growth, 15-20% adjusted EPS growth in 2027 and 6-8% from 2028.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Vows to Put Real Chocolate Back in Reese's After Backlash
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 03/31/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE177 days agoStated as firm, per Deseret^[1] News (2 Apr 2026): "Hershey announced Tuesday it will return to using 'classic milk and dark chocolate recipes' in all Reese's and Hershey's products by 2027. CEO Kirk Tanner told [Bloomberg] on Tuesday" - Tuesday was 31 March 2026; NBC News^[4] (1 Apr) has Brad Reese reacting "on Wednesday".
After Brad Reese, grandson of the cup's inventor, accused Hershey of swapping milk chocolate for cheaper compound coatings, CEO Kirk Tanner said the company will return to classic milk and dark chocolate recipes by 2027.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Names Dave Hulays CFO as Steve Voskuil Steps Aside
19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey…
Starts 09/02/2026 8:15PMCONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE22 days agoStated as firm: Hershey's release, HERSHEY, Pa., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/, stamped "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:15:00 -0400" (20:15 UTC), names Hulays Chief Financial Officer "effective September 2, 2026, succeeding Steve Voskuil".^[1]
Hershey promoted Dave Hulays, its SVP Finance, at Hershey since 2012 after 15 years at P&G, to CFO with immediate effect. Steve Voskuil, CFO for seven years, moved to strategic projects ahead of retiring in early 2027.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Q3 2025: Sales Up 6.5% on Price, Raises Outlook as Tariffs Bite
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 10/30/2025 10:45AMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE329 days agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (10:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 10:49 UTC.^[1]
Under new CEO Kirk Tanner, Hershey's third-quarter net sales rose 6.5% to $3.18 billion on about 6 points of price, while adjusted EPS fell 44% to $1.30 on cocoa and tariff costs; it raised its 2025 sales outlook to about 3%.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Reports Q3 2026 Results
19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey…
Starts 10/29/2026 10:45AMESTIMATED 70% CONFIDENCEin 35 daysEstimated: Hershey lists no date yet; its Q3 2025 results came on "Thursday, October 30, 2025" (webcast notice) and every 2026 release so far went out on a Thursday at 06:45 ET (5 Feb, 30 Apr, 30 Jul), so the last Thursday of October, 29 Oct 2026, at 06:45 EDT (10:45 UTC).^[1]
Hershey's third-quarter 2026 results, the first test of its narrowed outlook for 4.5-5% sales growth and a 32.5-35% rebound in adjusted earnings per share as cocoa costs ease.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Q4 2024: Sales Up 8.7%, Sees 2025 EPS Down Mid-30% on Cocoa
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 02/06/2025 11:45AMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (11:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K carrying it was accepted by EDGAR at 11:50 UTC.^[1]
Hershey closed 2024 with fourth-quarter net sales up 8.7% to $2.89 billion and adjusted EPS up 33% to $2.69, then warned that surging cocoa prices would cut 2025 adjusted earnings per share by about a third on sales growth of at least 2%.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey FY 2025: Profit Down 60%, Sees 2026 Adjusted EPS Up 30-35%
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 02/05/2026 11:45AMCONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE231 days agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (11:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 11:46 UTC.^[1]
Hershey ended a cocoa- and tariff-hit 2025 with full-year net income down 60% to $883 million on sales up 4.4% to $11.7 billion, then guided 2026 to 4-5% sales growth and a 30-35% rebound in adjusted earnings per share.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Alessandro Nervegna Takes Over as CEO of Ferrero Core
Ferrero International S.A., 16 Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, Niederanven, 2633, LuxembourgFerrero
Starts 09/01/2026CONFIRMED 81% CONFIDENCE23 days agoThe release says the two new roles take effect "on 1 September 2026", and Ferrero's^[2][3] leadership page now lists Nervegna as "Chief Executive Officer of Ferrero Core".
Ferrero's new structure took effect: Alessandro Nervegna became CEO of Ferrero Core and Lapo Civiletti, CEO since 2017, became President of Ferrero Ice Cream and WK Kellogg Co, both reporting to Giovanni Ferrero.
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Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Hershey's AAA Automation and Job-Cut Programme Wraps Up
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 59% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysEstimated from the year: Hershey's Q2 2026 10-Q says the AAA Initiative's costs run "from inception through 2026" and "At the conclusion of the program in 2026, ongoing annual savings are expected to be approximately $400,000" (thousands); a bare year is taken as its last day.^[1]
Hershey's Advancing Agility & Automation Initiative, which cut jobs and automated processes from 2024, is due to finish at the end of 2026 at a cost of $200-250 million. It is expected to leave about $400 million of annual savings.
$225M
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Ferrero Names Alessandro Nervegna CEO of Ferrero Core
Ferrero International S.A., 16 Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, Niederanven, 2633, LuxembourgFerrero
Starts 03/03/2026 4:30PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE205 days agoFerrero's^[1] page is timed "Tue, 03/03/2026 17:30" (CET) and the PR Newswire^[2] copy "Mar 03, 2026, 11:30 ET".
Ferrero split its top job: Alessandro Nervegna will run the core confectionery, biscuits and better-for-you business, while CEO Lapo Civiletti moves to lead Ferrero Ice Cream and WK Kellogg Co from 1 September 2026.
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Stated as firm: Hershey's release "Hershey Announces CEO Succession Plan", datelined HERSHEY, Pa., Jan. 10, 2025 and stamped "Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:05:00 -0500" (21:05 UTC), says the company "today announced" Buck "has informed the Board of her intention to retire".^[1]

Start: Jan 10, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Hershey CEO Michele Buck Announces Retirement, Starting a CEO Search

Michele Buck, Hershey's chairman and CEO, a 20-year Hershey veteran who took the top job in 2017, told the board she would retire by June 30, 2026. A board committee began an external and internal search for her successor.

Michele Buck, Hershey's Chairman, President and CEO, told the board she intends to retire effective June 30, 2026, staying in her roles until a successor is appointed and then moving to a senior advisor role^[1].
The board appointed a special committee to lead the search, considering external and internal candidates with a nationally recognized search firm^[1].
Buck said it was her 20th year at Hershey and "the right time to formally activate our succession planning"; lead independent director Victor Crawford credited her with expanding Hershey into broader snacking^[1].
Her amended contract makes her Special Advisor once a successor starts, has her leave the board then, and keeps her as a consultant from July 1 to December 31, 2026, with an $8.5 million retention bonus^[2].
She became CEO in 2017 and built out salty snacks with SkinnyPop and Dot's Pretzels, but the company faced higher cocoa costs, inflation-weary shoppers and GLP-1 weight-loss drugs^[3].

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thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/newsroom/press-release/2025-01-10-Hershey-Announces-CEO-Succession-Plan.html
thehersheycompany.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jan 10, 2025 ✓· 84% of score
Stated as firm: Hershey's release "Hershey Announces CEO Succession Plan", datelined HERSHEY, Pa., Jan. 10, 2025 and stamped "Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:05:00 -0500" (21:05 UTC), says the company "today announced" Buck "has informed the Board of her intention to retire".
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The Hershey Company Form 8-K (Item 5.02): Michele Buck's planned retirement and amended employment agreement
sec.gov· Published Jan 15, 2025· 8% of score
Hershey's 8-K for the January 9-10, 2025 events: Buck "intends to retire from the Company effective June 30, 2026", serves until her successor is appointed, then becomes Special Advisor, resigns from the Board, and consults from July 1 to December 31, 2026; it sets an $8.5 million retention bonus.^[1]
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Hershey CEO Michele Buck to retire in 2026
fooddive.com· Published Jan 10, 2025· 8% of score
Food Dive the same afternoon: Buck, at Hershey for 20 years and CEO since 2017, plans to retire on June 30, 2026, as the company faces higher cocoa costs, inflation-weary shoppers and GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.

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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Names Wendy's CEO Kirk Tanner to Succeed Michele Buck
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 07/08/2025 12:45PMCONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm: Hershey's release, HERSHEY, Pa., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/, stamped "Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:45:00 -0400" (12:45 UTC), says Hershey "today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Kirk Tanner to succeed Michele Buck".^[1]
Hershey hired Kirk Tanner, Wendy's CEO and a PepsiCo veteran of more than 30 years, who ran its $28 billion North American beverage business, as its next CEO from August 18, 2025. Wendy's named its CFO interim CEO the same morning.
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Kirk Tanner Takes Over as Hershey CEO as Maria Kraus Becomes Chairman
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 08/18/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoStated as firm: Hershey's Form 8-K (Item 8.01) says that following Michele Buck's retirement as Chairman the Board "has appointed Huong Maria T. Kraus to serve as Chairman of the Board, effective August 18, 2025"; the July 8-K appointed Tanner CEO "effective as of August 18, 2025".^[1]
Former Wendy's and PepsiCo executive Kirk Tanner became Hershey's President and CEO and joined its board, while Michele Buck stepped down. Maria Kraus, who also chairs the Hershey Trust, replaced Buck as chairman.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Unveils Its Next Generation Snacking Strategy at 2026 Investor Day
Hershey…New York Stock Exchange, 11, Wall Street, Financial District, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10271, United States
Starts 03/31/2026 4:00PMCONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE177 days agoStated as firm: Hershey's release of March 31, 2026 says it "is hosting its 2026 Investor Day today at the New York Stock Exchange" and "The meeting begins at 12:00 p.m. ET" (16:00 UTC).^[1]
At an investor day at the New York Stock Exchange led by CEO Kirk Tanner, Hershey set out its ONE Hershey plan across sweet, salty and protein snacks. It targeted 2-4% organic sales growth, 15-20% adjusted EPS growth in 2027 and 6-8% from 2028.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Vows to Put Real Chocolate Back in Reese's After Backlash
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 03/31/2026CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE177 days agoStated as firm, per Deseret^[1] News (2 Apr 2026): "Hershey announced Tuesday it will return to using 'classic milk and dark chocolate recipes' in all Reese's and Hershey's products by 2027. CEO Kirk Tanner told [Bloomberg] on Tuesday" - Tuesday was 31 March 2026; NBC News^[4] (1 Apr) has Brad Reese reacting "on Wednesday".
After Brad Reese, grandson of the cup's inventor, accused Hershey of swapping milk chocolate for cheaper compound coatings, CEO Kirk Tanner said the company will return to classic milk and dark chocolate recipes by 2027.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Names Dave Hulays CFO as Steve Voskuil Steps Aside
19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey…
Starts 09/02/2026 8:15PMCONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE22 days agoStated as firm: Hershey's release, HERSHEY, Pa., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/, stamped "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:15:00 -0400" (20:15 UTC), names Hulays Chief Financial Officer "effective September 2, 2026, succeeding Steve Voskuil".^[1]
Hershey promoted Dave Hulays, its SVP Finance, at Hershey since 2012 after 15 years at P&G, to CFO with immediate effect. Steve Voskuil, CFO for seven years, moved to strategic projects ahead of retiring in early 2027.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Q3 2025: Sales Up 6.5% on Price, Raises Outlook as Tariffs Bite
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 10/30/2025 10:45AMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE329 days agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (10:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 10:49 UTC.^[1]
Under new CEO Kirk Tanner, Hershey's third-quarter net sales rose 6.5% to $3.18 billion on about 6 points of price, while adjusted EPS fell 44% to $1.30 on cocoa and tariff costs; it raised its 2025 sales outlook to about 3%.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Reports Q3 2026 Results
19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey…
Starts 10/29/2026 10:45AMESTIMATED 70% CONFIDENCEin 35 daysEstimated: Hershey lists no date yet; its Q3 2025 results came on "Thursday, October 30, 2025" (webcast notice) and every 2026 release so far went out on a Thursday at 06:45 ET (5 Feb, 30 Apr, 30 Jul), so the last Thursday of October, 29 Oct 2026, at 06:45 EDT (10:45 UTC).^[1]
Hershey's third-quarter 2026 results, the first test of its narrowed outlook for 4.5-5% sales growth and a 32.5-35% rebound in adjusted earnings per share as cocoa costs ease.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey Q4 2024: Sales Up 8.7%, Sees 2025 EPS Down Mid-30% on Cocoa
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 02/06/2025 11:45AMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (11:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K carrying it was accepted by EDGAR at 11:50 UTC.^[1]
Hershey closed 2024 with fourth-quarter net sales up 8.7% to $2.89 billion and adjusted EPS up 33% to $2.69, then warned that surging cocoa prices would cut 2025 adjusted earnings per share by about a third on sales growth of at least 2%.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Hershey FY 2025: Profit Down 60%, Sees 2026 Adjusted EPS Up 30-35%
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 02/05/2026 11:45AMCONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE231 days agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (11:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 11:46 UTC.^[1]
Hershey ended a cocoa- and tariff-hit 2025 with full-year net income down 60% to $883 million on sales up 4.4% to $11.7 billion, then guided 2026 to 4-5% sales growth and a 30-35% rebound in adjusted earnings per share.
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Alessandro Nervegna Takes Over as CEO of Ferrero Core
Ferrero International S.A., 16 Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, Niederanven, 2633, LuxembourgFerrero
Starts 09/01/2026CONFIRMED 81% CONFIDENCE23 days agoThe release says the two new roles take effect "on 1 September 2026", and Ferrero's^[2][3] leadership page now lists Nervegna as "Chief Executive Officer of Ferrero Core".
Ferrero's new structure took effect: Alessandro Nervegna became CEO of Ferrero Core and Lapo Civiletti, CEO since 2017, became President of Ferrero Ice Cream and WK Kellogg Co, both reporting to Giovanni Ferrero.
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Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Hershey's AAA Automation and Job-Cut Programme Wraps Up
Hershey…19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United States
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 59% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysEstimated from the year: Hershey's Q2 2026 10-Q says the AAA Initiative's costs run "from inception through 2026" and "At the conclusion of the program in 2026, ongoing annual savings are expected to be approximately $400,000" (thousands); a bare year is taken as its last day.^[1]
Hershey's Advancing Agility & Automation Initiative, which cut jobs and automated processes from 2024, is due to finish at the end of 2026 at a cost of $200-250 million. It is expected to leave about $400 million of annual savings.
$225M
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Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk
Ferrero Names Alessandro Nervegna CEO of Ferrero Core
Ferrero International S.A., 16 Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, Niederanven, 2633, LuxembourgFerrero
Starts 03/03/2026 4:30PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE205 days agoFerrero's^[1] page is timed "Tue, 03/03/2026 17:30" (CET) and the PR Newswire^[2] copy "Mar 03, 2026, 11:30 ET".
Ferrero split its top job: Alessandro Nervegna will run the core confectionery, biscuits and better-for-you business, while CEO Lapo Civiletti moves to lead Ferrero Ice Cream and WK Kellogg Co from 1 September 2026.
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