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The Hershey Company

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Industry-leading snacks company with a purpose to make more moments of goodness through iconic brands across confectionery and snacks.

Focus Areas
Snacks, Confectionery

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

4 buyout

The Hershey Company Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for The Hershey Company. 1 2019 1 2021 1 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • The Hershey Company Acquires LesserEvil to Expand Better-For-You Snacking Portfolio
    November 20, 2025
    Buyer
    The Hershey Company
    Target
    LesserEvil
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    Pennsylvania, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    The Hershey Company has finalized its acquisition of LesserEvil, an organic snacks brand offering popcorn and puffs with better-for-you ingredients. The deal expands Hershey’s snacking portfolio across better-for-you and salty snack categories and adds additional manufacturing capacity while keeping LesserEvil’s leadership team in place.

  • The Hershey Company Acquires Sour Strips
    November 8, 2024
    Buyer
    The Hershey Company
    Target
    Sour Strips
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    The Hershey Company has acquired Sour Strips, the sour candy brand founded by Maxx Chewning in 2019. Chewning will remain with the brand to lead marketing and innovation as Hershey expands its sweets portfolio and reaches new, social-media-savvy consumers.

  • The Hershey Company Acquires Dot's Pretzels and Pretzels Inc.
    November 10, 2021
    Buyer
    The Hershey Company
    Target
    Dot's Pretzels LLC, Pretzels Inc.
    Seller
    Dot's Pretzels LLC, an affiliate of Peak Rock Capital
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    North Dakota, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    The Hershey Company entered into definitive agreements to acquire Dot's Pretzels LLC and Pretzels Inc., expanding its salty-snacking portfolio and pretzel manufacturing capabilities. The combined transaction is valued at approximately $1.2 billion (about $1.0 billion net of expected tax benefits) and is expected to close by the end of 2021, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

  • The Hershey Company Acquires ONE Brands
    September 23, 2019
    Buyer
    The Hershey Company
    Target
    ONE Brands, LLC
    Seller
    Cavu Venture Partners
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    North Carolina, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    The Hershey Company completed its acquisition of ONE Brands, LLC, a maker of low-sugar, high-protein nutrition bars, for $397 million (approximately $325 million net of tax benefits). The purchase expands Hershey's better-for-you snacking portfolio and is expected to be accretive to earnings in the first full year post-close.

Related Acquisition Pages

Food & Beverage Buyers & Acquisitions 4 tracked deals by The Hershey Company. Acquisitions in North Carolina 1 tracked deal by The Hershey Company. Acquisitions in North Dakota 1 tracked deal by The Hershey Company. Acquisitions in Pennsylvania 1 tracked deal by The Hershey Company.

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