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Estimated 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.
Investor-day deck slide 112, "Transformation and smart spending continue": total transformation programme (2024-2026) run-rate net savings of $400 million, about half in cost of goods and half in SG&A.[1]
Food Dive: Hershey is laying off about 200 people, 1% of its 20,000-person workforce, while adding dozens of technology and data-science roles, under the cost programme announced in February with up to $60 million of severance.
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