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The Hershey Company in partnership with Project Peanut Butter, announced that the project’s newest manufacturing facility – located in Kumasi, Ghana -- is now beginning full operation. The new plant will produce Project Peanut Butter’s peanut-based Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) endorsed by leading NGOs1 as the world’s most effective treatment for severe childhood malnutrition.

The Hershey Company announced that it has completed the purchase of The Allan Candy Company, a leading North American manufacturer of quality confectionery products based in Ontario, Canada.

Hershey is looking at replacing the high-fructose corn syrup in some of its products with sugar. Will Papa, chief research and development officer at The Hershey Co., told The Associated Press the company uses a mix of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup in its products but that it is "moving more toward sugar." "We take into account what consumers want. And consumers are telling us between the two, they prefer sugar," Papa said.

The Hershey Company announced the launch of Reese's Spreads, the combination of chocolate and peanut butter flavors in spreadable form. Based on the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, new Reese's Spreads are a convenient snack item.

Rich Products Corporation, Buffalo, N.Y., says it raised the bar on chocolate indulgence with the introduction of Rich’s Chocolate Bettercreme® Made with Hershey’s® whipped icing.

The Hershey Company is unveiling a refreshed corporate brand that builds on the company’s legacy and creates a new, modern look and feel that positions the company for the next 100 years.

The Hershey Company announced it as reached an agreement to purchase Brookside Foods Ltd., a privately held confectionery company based in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Hershey Co raised its full-year sales target, as Halloween candy sales got off to a strong start.