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Fresh perspective might be just what the doctor ordered - in this case the board of Hershey bringing in a new CEO in Kirk Tanner.

Shares of cereal maker WK Kellogg ( KLG 30.63%) rose 34% this week as of noon E.T. Thursday, according to data provided by ...

Kirk Tanner is an accomplished food and beverage executive with a strong track record across some of the industry's most ...

A European chocolate giant is purchasing the cereal company behind Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, and Rice Krispies.Ferrero ...

Early Hershey's chocolates were wrapped in foil with a branded paper label overtop, but today, they are no longer, and there ...

Smokestacks rose where farm fields once stretched. Production lines started churning out chocolate bars in 1905. The ...

The Hershey Company has found a new CEO after the previous President, Michele Buck, announced her plans to retire in 2026.The Hershey Company announced in a sta ...

Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies ...

While the summer temperatures are blazing, some people are dreaming of crisp, fall days. Hershey’s jumps ahead to pumpkin ...

New CEO Kirk Tanner’s background in consumer packaged goods and brand building will help boost Hershey, one analyst says.