Michele Buck: upcoming dates

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• Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk

  Kirk Tanner Takes Over as Hershey CEO as Maria Kraus Becomes Chairman

  19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey

  

  Starts 08/18/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 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 Q2 2025: Sales Up 26%, Cuts EPS Outlook on $170M+ Tariff Bill

  19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey

  

  Starts 07/30/2025 10:30AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.2 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.

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• Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk

  Hershey Names Wendy's CEO Kirk Tanner to Succeed Michele Buck

  19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey

  

  Starts 07/08/2025 12:45PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.2 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

  Hershey Q1 2025: Sales Down 13.8%, Outlook Held as Tariffs Hit

  19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey

  

  Starts 05/01/2025 10:45AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.4 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.

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• Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk

  Hershey Q4 2024: Sales Up 8.7%, Sees 2025 EPS Down Mid-30% on Cocoa

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  Starts 02/06/2025 11:45AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 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 CEO Michele Buck Announces Retirement, Starting a CEO Search

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  Starts 01/10/2025 9:05PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 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.

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