Hershey: Reaffirms Outlook For 2018

Hershey / PA. (thc) In a presentation at the 2018 Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference in Boca Raton, Florida, Michele G. Buck, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Hershey Company, and Patricia A. Little, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reviewed the progress the company has made towards its vision of becoming an innovative snacking powerhouse. They discussed initiatives underway to support the company’s growth agenda and financial targets, including its Margin for Growth program outlined last March. During the presentation, management reaffirmed the company’s full-year 2018 financial expectations for net sales and earnings per share-diluted growth previously provided in its February 01, 2018, earnings release.