HSY Hershey Company

HERSHEY, Pa., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) today announced that David J. West, President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide an update on the Company's strategic direction during a live web cast and conference call on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET. West, along with members of the Hershey Executive Team, will conduct a question and answer session as part of the update. The meeting will be web cast live on The Hershey Company's website, http://www.hersheys.com/, or can be accessed via a listen-only conference call at 1-800-990-8039. Please go to the Investor Relations section of the website for further details. DATASOURCE: The Hershey Company CONTACT: FINANCIAL: Mark Pogharian, +1-717-534-7556; or MEDIA: Kirk Saville, +1-717-534-7641, both of The Hershey Company Web site: http://www.hersheys.com/

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