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Hershey Pledges to Drop Artificial Dyes From US Candy by End of 2027
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm, per the Daily Caller[5] (1 Jul 2025): Hershey "will remove all artificial food dyes from its products by the end of 2027, the company announced Monday", and the Washington Examiner[3] (2 Jul): "announcing Monday its plan to phase out artificial dyes by 2027" - Monday was 30 June 2025; Food Dive[1], the source, reports it on 2 July without a day.Hershey said it will take FD&C certified colors - the synthetic dyes in Twizzlers, Jolly Rancher and Shaq-A-Licious gummies - out of its US products by the end of 2027, blaming a patchwork of state dye laws as HHS pressed food makers to drop them.0.83Hershey's AAA Automation and Job-Cut Programme Wraps Up
ESTIMATED59% 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.$225M0.72Hershey Vows to Put Real Chocolate Back in Reese's After Backlash
CONFIRMED84% 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 2027.0.71Reese's Minis and Fast Break Switch Back to Real Milk Chocolate
ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCEin 99 daysEstimated from NBC News[1] (1 Apr 2026): "Starting next year, Tanner said candies inspired by the originals - like the 'mini Reese's cups and shapes,' as well as the Reese's Fast Break candy bar - will also be made with real milk chocolate"; a change starting in 2027 takes its first day, and Fox Business[3] says the transition comes "by 2027".From 2027 Hershey says mini Reese's cups and shapes and the Fast Break bar will be coated in real milk chocolate instead of compound coating, the change promised after Brad Reese's recipe complaint.0.70Hershey FY 2025: Profit Down 60%, Sees 2026 Adjusted EPS Up 30-35%
CONFIRMED87% 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.0.69Trump Exempts Cocoa From Reciprocal Tariffs, a Win for Hershey
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE314 days agoStated as firm: the White House[2] published the order "Modifying the Scope of the Reciprocal Tariff with Respect to Certain Agricultural Products" on November 14, 2025, and Hershey's statement welcoming "the Trump administration's decision to exempt cocoa" is stamped "Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:59:00 -0500".An executive order took cocoa and other farm goods out of President Trump's reciprocal tariffs, backdated to November 13. Hershey, which had asked the White House for the exemption, said cocoa is not grown in the US and supports more than 10,000 American jobs.0.69Hershey Q4 2024: Sales Up 8.7%, Sees 2025 EPS Down Mid-30% on Cocoa
CONFIRMED88% 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%.0.68Hershey Unveils Its Next Generation Snacking Strategy at 2026 Investor Day
CONFIRMED87% 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 2028.0.68Hershey Q1 2025: Sales Down 13.8%, Outlook Held as Tariffs Hit
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (10:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 10:47 UTC.[1]Hershey's first-quarter net sales fell 13.8% to $2.81 billion and adjusted EPS 32% to $2.09 as it lapped last year's pre-ERP stock build and a later Easter; it held its 2025 outlook and put Q2 tariff costs at $15-20 million.0.67Hershey Q2 2025: Sales Up 26%, Cuts EPS Outlook on $170M+ Tariff Bill
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:30 ET (10:30 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 10:36 UTC.[1]Hershey's second-quarter net sales jumped 26% to $2.61 billion on Easter timing and early Halloween shipments, but it cut its 2025 earnings outlook to a 36-38% adjusted EPS decline after putting full-year tariff costs at $170-180 million.0.67Hershey CEO Michele Buck Announces Retirement, Starting a CEO Search
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoStated 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]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.0.66Hershey Completes Its $769 Million Purchase of LesserEvil
DELAYED5 months late71% CONFIDENCE310 days agoStated as firm in Hershey's Q2 2026 Form 10-Q: "On November 18, 2025, we completed the acquisition of LesserEvil, LLC"; the release datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Nov. 19, 2025" (PR Newswire, 08:35 ET) says Hershey "has closed its acquisition of LesserEvil".[1]Hershey closed its acquisition of organic popcorn and puffs maker LesserEvil, paying $769 million in cash up front with up to $200 million more if earnings targets are met. The brand joins SkinnyPop and Dot's Pretzels and lifted Hershey's salty snacks sales by about 22% in the second quarter of 2026.$769.1M0.66