The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company

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Overview

The Hershey Company is a global confectionery that provides chocolates, sweets, mints, and other snacks around the world.

Having more than 80 brands worldwide, the company offers its products through brand names such as Hershey's, Reese's, Hershey's Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, and Ice Breakers. It is focused on growing its presence in key international markets while continuing to build its competitive advantage in North America. Additionally, it is poised to expand its portfolio into categories beyond confectionery.

The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Highlights

Founded

1894

Industry

Service Industry

Employees

10001+

Investment

2

Lead Investment

1

Exits

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Stages

Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture

Investor Type

N/A

Location

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

The Hershey Company, established in 1894 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture investments across Snack Food, Nutrition, Venture Capital, Impact Investing, Media and Entertainment, Financial Services, Business Development, Enterprise Software, Finance, Cyber Security. Their recent investments include Rob’s Backstage Popcorn, Palm Tree Crew, UTA Ventures, CIG Spectrum Capital, Lunar One Capital. The highest investment round they participated in was $644.0M. Among their most notable exits are Rob’s Backstage Popcorn and Palm Tree Crew. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Milton S. Hershey

Milton S. Hershey

Founder

imagePlace Michele G. Buck

Michele G. Buck

Chairman of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer

imagePlace Troy Grubb

Troy Grubb

Director of Information Security

imagePlace Robert F. Cavanaugh

Robert F. Cavanaugh

Board of Director

imagePlace Mary Kay Haben

Mary Kay Haben

Board of Director

imagePlace Robert M. Malcolm

Robert M. Malcolm

Board of Director

Investment portfolio

The Hershey Company has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 15, 2022, when Rob’s Backstage Popcorn raised $7.0M.

investments

2

Diversity investments

1

Lead investments

1

Number of exits

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Investments

2

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Oct 27, 2020
Quinn Snacks Quinn Snacks
Food and Beveragenull
Dec 15, 2022
Rob’s Backstage Popcorn Rob’s Backstage Popcorn
Snack Food7.0M

Exits

0

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

2

Investors

0

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

2

The Hershey Company has raised 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 15, 2022 from a Series A - Rob’s Backstage Popcorn round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Oct 27, 2020
Series D - Quinn Snacks Series D - Quinn Snacks
-0-
Dec 15, 2022
Series A - Rob’s Backstage Popcorn Series A - Rob’s Backstage Popcorn
-7.0M-

Investors

1

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundMoney Raised
-No
Post-IPO Debt - The Hershey Company
750.0M

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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