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402. Hershey
Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 402 (Previous rank: 395)
CEO: David J. West
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Key financials $ millions % change
from 2009
Revenues 5,671.0 7.0
Profits 509.8 16.9
Assets 4,272.7
Stockholders' equity 902.3
Market value (3/25/2011) 12,356.1
Profits as % of  
Revenues 9.0
Assets 11.9
Stockholders' equity 56.5
Earnings per share  
2010 $ 2.21
% change from 2009 16.3
2000-2010 annual growth rate % 6.2
Total return to investors %
2010 35.4
2000-2010 annual rate 6.3
Rank Company 500
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Revenues
($ millions)
1 PepsiCo 43 57,838.0
2 Kraft Foods 49 49,542.0
3 General Mills 166 14,796.5
4 Sara Lee 191 12,919.0
5 Kellogg 199 12,397.0
6 ConAgra Foods 200 12,370.2
7 Dean Foods 203 12,149.2
8 Land O'Lakes 218 11,146.4
9 H.J. Heinz 232 10,558.0
10 Campbell Soup 312 7,676.0
11 Hormel Foods 325 7,220.7
12 Dole Food 341 6,894.0
13 Hershey 402 5,671.0
14 J.M. Smucker 482 4,605.3
Issue date: May 23, 2011
John P. Bilbrey was named interim CEO May 18, 2011, replacing David J. West, who is stepping down as CEO to head Del Monte Foods (2011 rank: 564).
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100 Crystal A Dr.
Hershey, PA 17033
717-534-4200
www.thehersheycompany.com
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