Company overview

The Hershey Company is headquartered in Hershey, Pa., and is an industry-leading snacks company with a purpose to make more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. Hershey has approximately 20,000 employees around the world who work every day to deliver delicious, quality products. The company has more than 70 brands around the world that drive more than $11 billion in annual revenues, including such beloved brands like HERSHEY'S, REESE'S, KIT KAT®, JOLLY RANCHER, ICE BREAKERS, SHAQ-A-LICIOUS, SKINNYPOP and DOT'S HOMESTYLE PRETZEL'S. For more than 130 years, Hershey has been committed to operating responsibly and supporting its people and communities. Hershey founder, Milton Hershey, created Milton Hershey School in 1909, and since then, the company has focused on helping children succeed through access to education.
Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
11K employees (926 in marketing)
72% recommend to a friend
60% positive business outlook

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People

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

26 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +5.5% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$4.6B

Last raise

$1.9B

Post IPO Debt, 5 months ago

Funding history

Oct 2025

Post IPO Debt Hershey · $1.9B

Feb 2025

Post IPO Debt Hershey · $2B

May 2023

Post IPO Debt Hershey · $750M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
248.3K
Month over month-1%
Quarter over quarter+8.4%
Top sourceSearch (45%)
Ad budget per month$0.0
Average search rank52.1
Traffic source mix
Search
45%
Direct
38.3%
Social
8.3%
Referral
7.8%
Paid referral
0.4%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

609.9K

12-mo growth

Monthly growth

+1.2%

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