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  Hershey Foods Corporation -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Hershey Company, formerly Hershey Foods Corporation (name changed in April 2005), is the world's largest (A food made from roasted ground cacao beans) chocolate company.
Hershey Foods Corporation is also affiliated with Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company, who runs (Click link for more info and facts about Hersheypark) Hersheypark, a chocolate-themed amusement park.
Hershey's chocolate-flavored candies are widely popular in the (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States and many other countries in the world.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/he/hershey_foods_corporation.htm   (549 words)

  
 Customer Successes: Hershey Foods Corporation
Hershey Foods used these Mercury offerings to develop a rigorous testing strategy enabling developers, project managers, and business analysts to detect, track, and eliminate problems before going live with the SAP software upgrade.
Hershey’s Audit department was able to monitor the quality of the project while it was still under development, and independently validate test results.
Hershey Foods Corporation is the No. 1 manufacturer of confectionery products in the United States, with 14,000 employees worldwide and 2003 sales of approximately $4.2 billion.
www.mercury.com /us/customers/successes/hershey-foods.html   (1037 words)

  
 Milton Snavely Hershey - People of Pennsylvania
ilton Snavely Hershey was born on September 13, 1857, in rural Dauphin County in Pennsylvania, near the present-day towns of Hockersville and Hershey.
Hershey believed that his company and the community were intertwined, and that he had a responsibility to his employees and the community.
Hershey established various other trusts and foundations that continue to be extensions of his goodwill.
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 Hershey on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of Pennsylvania State Univ. and the Milton Hershey School, a residential school for children with financial and social needs, are also there.
Pit crews rush to cover the cars after the race was red-flagged due to rain showers during the Hershey's Kisses 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2004.
Hershey's Fat Free Chocolate Milk is one milk drink producers are making in a variety of flavors and colors to make them more appealing to children.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/Hershey.asp   (787 words)

  
 HERSHEY -- LINCOLN COUNTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hershey, located 13 miles west of North Platte, is in the heart of the valley between the North and South Platte Rivers, where farms are irrigated with water from the river.
The Birdwood Ditch, from northwest of Hershey, irrigates north of the river.
In April 1909 Hershey was incorporated as a village.
www.casde.unl.edu /history/counties/lincoln/hershey/hershey.htm   (629 words)

  
 Hershey Barred - How Pennsylvania officials screwed poor kids out of $1 billion by stopping the sale of the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
But in the case of Hershey's aborted effort to sell itself, Pennsylvania officials may have succeeding only in depriving shareholders of billions of dollars in value and undermining one of the most creative schools in the nation.
Hershey, Pa., (population 13,000) is a quaint company town of the type that once thrived throughout the Midwest.
Hershey was one of the first practitioners of welfare capitalism, a Progressive Era practice that had its heyday in the 1920s.
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 August > Shape-Shifting Sweets | NACS Online | NACS Daily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
HERSHEY, PA -- Hershey Foods is casting its familiar chocolates in unfamiliar shapes.
Hershey's Swoops are curvy new solid chocolate slice shapes available in four brand flavors: Hershey's milk chocolate, Reese's peanut butter, Almond Joy and York peppermint candies.
Hershey's Swoops are available in a 3.78-ounce canister that consists of three on-the-go cups, which will retail for approximately $1.99.
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 USATODAY.com - A Hershey without chocolate? Town troubled by company's sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — For many here, the notion that Hershey Foods Corp. would remain in the town built by late chocolate magnate and philanthropist Milton S. Hershey was as entrenched as the candy company's 97-year-old factory on Chocolate Avenue.
The trust supports the Milton Hershey School, giving its nearly 1,300 disadvantaged students free education, room and board on a lush, 2,700-acre campus that is the envy of many small colleges.
Still, the prospect of the Hershey name surviving on a chocolate wrapper without its hometown roots is cold comfort to some in a town where just about everybody either works for Hershey or is related to someone who does.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2002-08-22-hershey_x.htm   (647 words)

  
 Golf Hershey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Guests of HERSHEY Resorts have access to the courses at HERSHEY Country Club as well as access to two public courses, Parkview Golf Course which offers 18 holes of golf on challenging greens, and Spring Creek Golf Course, a nine-hole course specifically designed with junior players in mind.
HERSHEY Country Club offers a select team of PGA certified professional instructors to assist golfers of every skill to improve their play.
Memorable golf begins at Hershey, where championship courses, combined with first class amenities and a dedicated staff set the bar for unmatched tournaments.
www.hersheypa.com /accommodations/golf_hershey   (347 words)

  
 MiltonHershey.com Welcome
Hershey's Chocolate: In early 1894, the Hershey Chocolate Company was born as a subsidiary of his Lancaster caramel business.
MHS the School: Milton Hershey School was founded in 1909 by Milton S. Hershey, founder of Hershey Chocolate.
MHS the Alumni: The Milton Hershey School Alumni Association was initiated by Mr.
miltonhershey.com   (294 words)

  
 The history of Hershey's chocolate
Milton Hershey was born in Pennsylvania in 1857 to two Mennonite parents.
Hershey built a chocolate factory in Hershey, Pa, at the conclusion of his experiments.
Hershey's philanthropy became the center of his life after the creation of the park.
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 Encyclopedia: Hershey, Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hershey is an unincorporated community within Derry Township in Dauphin County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
The community is home to the Hershey's chocolate company, Hersheypark, Hershey's Chocolate World, ZooAmerica, Giant Center, Hershey Theatre, Hershey Spa and Resorts, and Pennsylvania State University's College of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a prestigious state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hershey,-Pennsylvania   (1081 words)

  
 Hershey Foods
Hershey Foods Corporation is the leading North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and non-chocolate onfectionery and chocolate-related grocery products, and has a variety of international operations.
Hershey's belief that an individual is morally obligated to share the fruits of success with others resulted in significant contributions to society.
Hershey Foods Corp will sell its pasta business to a group of investors led by C Mickey Skinner for $450 mil in cash; Skinner family founded Skinner Macaroni (Omaha), which is part of the deal.(14) Investors seek to acquire Hershey Foods Corp's pasta business; Hershey holds 27% of the pasta market in the US.
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 Hershey Bar History - Invention of the Hershey bar
In 1918 and with no fanfare, Hershey transferred the bulk of his considerable wealth, including his ownership in the Hershey Chocolate Company and other enterprises, to the Hershey Trust to be held for the Hershey Industrial School.
With the death of Milton Hershey in 1945, the company, town and institutions that bear his name were well positioned to continue and grow.
Hershey, PA is the home of the world's largest chocolate and cocoa manufacturing plant.
www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/hersheybar.htm   (1116 words)

  
 Alfred Day Hershey - Pioneer in Microbiology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Alfred Day Hershey was born December 4, 1908, in Owosso, Michigan, a small town near the state capital, to Robert D. and Alma (Wilber) Hershey.
Hershey then accepted a teaching and research position in the Department of Bacteriology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, specializing in bacteriology and immunology.
It is interesting to note that Hershey gave credit to his research assistant, a character trait that set him apart from many contemporary scientists.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/biographies_scientists/95774   (580 words)

  
 Hershey Chronicle - News - 03/06/2003 - Centennial celebration begins
The Hershey historical marker is unveiled during a special ceremony on Sunday, March 2.
It was a time to remember Milton Hershey this past weekend as the community gathered to kick off the year-long Centennial celebration at two events on Sunday.
Hershey's dream while he was alive, his legend, was to build one of the most professional communities on earth," O'Brien said.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=7279954&BRD=2249&PAG=461&dept_id=450612&rfi=6   (1016 words)

  
 Hershey Chocolate Corporation (Now Hershey Foods)
Hershey also constructed a 7200 seat Hershey Sports Arena in 1936, and the Hershey Stadium was finished in 1939.
Although Hershey Foods was among the 25 largest food and beverage companies in the United States by 1993, the company was coming under increased competition pressure in the U.S. market as a number of companies introduced their own goods.
Hershey believes they can gain a competitive advantage in this area and, to that end, the company is investing approximately $80 million in a new enterprise-wide information system utilizing SAP R/3 software.
www.scripophily.net /herchoccor1.html   (1128 words)

  
 Penn State MD Program - About Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey is a thriving resort town of approximately 20,000.
Hershey is a suburban community in a metropolitan area of 400,000 in one of the fastest growing regions in the state.
Hershey is located in central Pennsylvania, twelve miles east of Harrisburg, the state capital.
www.hmc.psu.edu /md/hershey.html   (754 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on Hershey-Chase experiment [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Hershey-Chase experiment was a series of experiments conducted in 1952 by Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase that identified DNA to be the genetic material of phages and, ultimately, of all organisms.
Hershey shared the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his “discoveries concerning the genetic structure of viruses”
Hershey and Chase knew that T2 consisted of only DNA and protein, and that they somehow manipulated host cells to produce new phages, but did not know if DNA or protein was responsible.
encyclozine.com /Hershey-Chase_experiment   (315 words)

  
 fool.com: Tricks and Treats (Special) October 26, 1999
Between Hershey not needing to invest heavily in the business to keep it running and the company's low cost of capital (Hershey's outstanding debt yields in the single digits), the company has been able to, and will continue to, create value for shareholders.
Hershey has an extremely long history of increasing its dividend, and I fully expect the dividend to continue to grow.
With Hershey, an investor is profiting alongside one of the largest philanthropic organizations in the country -- the Hershey Trust Company.
www.fool.com /specials/1999/sp991027halloween3.htm   (793 words)

  
 Inventor Milton Hershey Biography
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Milton S. Hershey proved himself to be a courageous entrepreneur, a determined builder and a compassionate humanitarian.
Founded in 1909 by chocolate industrialist Milton S. Hershey and his wife Catherine, Milton Hershey School offers a residential experience (pre-K through 12) in a wholesome environment, provides a quality education, and a wealth of enriching and exciting opportunities that lead to the social, physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development of a child.
www.ideafinder.com /history/inventors/hershey.htm   (1665 words)

  
 CNN.com - The town chocolate built hits 100 - Mar. 1, 2003
Hershey had failed at candy ventures from New York City to New Orleans before succeeding with caramels, at a plant down the road in Lancaster.
Hershey Chocolate Co. is now Hershey Foods Corp., which brings in more than $4 billion annually and employs more than 6,000 people in central Pennsylvania alone.
Hershey's money also funds cultural institutions, such as the theater and the botanic gardens, and more than $1 million a year goes to the town's public schools.
www.cnn.com /2003/US/Northeast/03/01/hershey.100.ap   (606 words)

  
 Hershey's Chocolates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Hershey Foods Corporation is perhaps the worlds most well known maker of chocolate.
Hershey's special dark is ok. As a bittersweet chocolate goes, it's too sweet and not bitter enough.
Hershey's Symphony is marketed as a creamier milk chocolate than their regular milk chocolate.
www.hhhh.org /cloister/chocolate/reviews/hershey.html   (545 words)

  
 Hershey, Milton Snavely --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Milton Hershey was born on Sept. 13, 1857, in Dauphin County, Pa. He began making chocolate in 1888 in Lancaster, Pa., and built up a huge chocolate industry.
He founded the Milton Hershey School for orphan boys in Hershey, Pa., 1909, and in 1918 he transferred a fortune estimated at $60,000,000 to the school.
Hershey, A.D. American biologist who, along with Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1969.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9326227?tocId=9326227   (677 words)

  
 New Hershey advertising campaign extols virtues of eating chocolate
But Hershey wants its brands to avoid the malaise affecting the candy category as a whole, as annual sales growth slows to 2 or 3 percent a year compared with earlier, more robust gains of 3 or 4 percent a year.
In August, Hershey shifted the creative duties for Hershey's Milk Chocolate to the New York office of DDB Worldwide, part of the Omnicom Group, from the New York office of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, part of the WPP Group.
The Hershey bar, like many icons, "is solid, is fine, but taken for granted," said Gary Exelbert, group account director at DDB New York.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/09/25/BU193760.DTL&type=business   (674 words)

  
 In Hershey, workers' strike a sign of the changing times
HERSHEY, Pa. — A chocolate workers' strike at Hershey Foods has been a bitter reminder to many people here that despite the giant Hershey's Kisses on the lampposts, the streets named Chocolate and Cocoa avenues, and the cries of delight from the amusement park, Hershey is not Candy Land, and business is business.
The worst thing to many retirees, employees and Hershey residents is that the man behind the cost-cutting is the company's first-ever chief executive to be hired from outside the company.
Many of Milton Hershey's projects, like the Hershey Theater, the Hotel Hershey and the Hersheypark Arena ice rink, were built during the Depression, giving jobs to area residents who might otherwise have been unemployed.
web.dailycamera.com /business/world/30bhers.html   (635 words)

  
 Judge blocks Hershey sale - Sep. 4, 2002
The Pennsylvania attorney general, Mike Fisher, is worried that a sale of Hershey will lead to job cuts at the company, a big employer in the central Pennsylvania town that bears the Hershey name.
Hershey Trust Co. controls 31 percent of Hershey Foods stock and 77 percent of the Hershey Foods voting stock.
Nestle, the Swiss food company, is rumored to be interested in buying Hershey, which brought in $1.8 billion in sales during the first six months of the year.
money.cnn.com /2002/09/04/news/deals/hershey   (381 words)

  
 HERSHEY'S KISS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Initially, the candy was wrapped in silver foil by hand, but in 1921, automated wrapping machines took over the task and the trademark "plume" was added.
While it's  not known exactly how Hershey's Kisses got its name, popular theory says the candy was named for the sound or motion of the chocolate being extruded during the manufacturing process.
Customers prefer to think of the name more romantically, and Hershey's has complied with red and silver foil Kisses for Valentine's Day (as well as appropriately colored foils for seasonal holidays), and Hershey's Hugs, mini-Kisses hugged by white  chocolate.
www.cdf.org /cdf/atissue/vol2_1/hershey/hershey.html   (185 words)

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