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For the ice cream company also known as Hershey's, see Hershey Creamery Company. For other uses, see Hershey's. The Hershey Company, known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation and commonly called Hershey's, is one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in North America. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hershey's Chocolate World.
The unveiling of the refurbished plant comes as The Hershey Co. has enjoyed its strongest financial performance in years. The companyâs sales topped $6 billion in 2011. Hersheyâs stock now trades at more than $70 a share this year, its highest point in a decade and well above the pre-recession peak of about $54. The stock closed at $70.33 on Monday. While The Hershey Co. remains a major employer in central Pennsylvania, its regional workforce has shrunk in recent years. In fact, even preserving chocolate-making in Hershey was a bittersweet transaction for the people who formerly worked inside a 107-year-old plant making Hersheyâs Kisses and Hersheyâs bars. Before the expansion, Hershey made it known it was considering sites in other states.