The Hershey Company

Frontenac Portfolio Company, Crofter’s Organic, Appoints Tim Jax as CEO

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 1, 2024

Frontenac announced today that its portfolio company, Crofter’s Organic, the largest producer of organic jam, preserves, and spreads in North America, has appointed Tim Jax as CEO effective January 2, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Frontenac announced today that its portfolio company, Crofter’s Organic, the largest producer of organic jam, preserves, and spreads in North America, has appointed Tim Jax as CEO effective January 2, 2024.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240201022481/en/
    Tim Jax, CEO of Crofter's Organic (Photo: Business Wire)
    Jax has nearly two decades of experience as a leader in the food sector.
  • Most recently he served as Vice President Marketing & Innovation at Pretzels, Inc a manufacturer of branded and private label pretzels.
  • Previously, Jax held several roles in brand management at ConAgra Brands and general management at Treehouse Foods.

Performance Food Group Announces First-of-its-Kind Partnership with Hershey

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 29, 2024

Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) is pleased to announce it is the first food distribution company to enter a partnership with The Hershey Company to incorporate a variety of well-known Hershey products into its desserts.

Key Points: 
  • Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) is pleased to announce it is the first food distribution company to enter a partnership with The Hershey Company to incorporate a variety of well-known Hershey products into its desserts.
  • Select products in PFG’s premium line of dessert offerings, Sweet Encore®, will now feature Hershey ingredients including chocolate, caramel, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Reese’s Pieces and Heath Bar bits.
  • “We are excited about this new partnership and look forward to providing our customers access to our top-quality desserts products that include Hershey’s ingredients.”
    PFG’s premium Sweet Encore® desserts that incorporate Hershey products will have co-branded product packaging.
  • Sweet Encore® desserts featuring Hershey products are available now.

Impact Podcast with John Shegerian Features Bertrand Blaise of Stellantis

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Bertrand Blaise, Chief Communication and CSR Officer for Stellantis , is a featured guest this week on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian .

Key Points: 
  • Bertrand Blaise, Chief Communication and CSR Officer for Stellantis , is a featured guest this week on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian .
  • Blaise has built his entire career path within the field of product and corporate communication in the automotive, railway and energy sectors, working in Europe and Asia Pacific.
  • On the podcast, he shared information about Stellantis’ innovative Freedom of Mobility Forum, designed to engage everyone wishing to contribute to building and promoting sustainable mobility for all.
  • The Impact Podcast with John Shegerian is available for listening on ImpactPodcast.com , Apple’s iTunes , Amazon Music, Google Podcasts , Spotify , libsyn , and as part of iHeartRadio’s digital broadcast, reaching over 120 million users.

Falcon’s Beyond Teams Up with Tanseisha to Explore Combining Creative Forces in Japan to Develop New Immersive Themed Entertainment Based on Anime and Manga

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The two companies will explore collaborating to develop new themed entertainment experiences, to bring popular Japanese anime and manga intellectual property (IP) to life through location-based entertainment (LBE), games, movies and more.

Key Points: 
  • The two companies will explore collaborating to develop new themed entertainment experiences, to bring popular Japanese anime and manga intellectual property (IP) to life through location-based entertainment (LBE), games, movies and more.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240117266225/en/
    To create the new experiences, Falcon’s plans to activate its robust slate of proprietary attractions and technologies in Japan for the very first time.
  • Specific IP-focused projects developed through the collaboration will be announced in the future.
  • It also expands the Company’s global footprint in Asia, following the partnership it forged with K11 in 2023 and the opening of its Philippines office last year.

Axiom Marks First Full Year of Innovative Law Firm Practice, Now Offers Industry's Broadest Array of Law Firm Services and Solutions

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- One year ago today, Axiom launched Axiom Advice & Counsel (AA&C), a modern law firm that leverages Axiom's highly qualified, on-demand attorneys across 12 practice areas—all at a fraction of the rates charged by national law firms. The creation of AA&C, an Arizona law firm, extends Axiom's 23-year history of legal services innovation, creating a new type of firm that can work with Axiom's thousands of lawyers—many of whom are Am Law 100 alumni—and all who are unencumbered by billable hours requirements and the traditional partner pyramid.

Key Points: 
  • "Axiom offers exactly the new paradigm the industry needs," James Turoff, Senior VP and GC of The Hershey Company.
  • "Axiom offers exactly the new paradigm the industry needs," said James Turoff, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of The Hershey Company .
  • Today, with the largest and most comprehensive portfolio of solutions and services in the market, we're doing just that.
  • We're giving business and legal leaders a full array of in-house solutions and the industry's first and only on-demand law firm that puts their business and budget first.

Axiom Marks First Full Year of Innovative Law Firm Practice, Now Offers Industry's Broadest Array of Law Firm Services and Solutions

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- One year ago today, Axiom launched Axiom Advice & Counsel (AA&C), a modern law firm that leverages Axiom's highly qualified, on-demand attorneys across 12 practice areas—all at a fraction of the rates charged by national law firms. The creation of AA&C, an Arizona law firm, extends Axiom's 23-year history of legal services innovation, creating a new type of firm that can work with Axiom's thousands of lawyers—many of whom are Am Law 100 alumni—and all who are unencumbered by billable hours requirements and the traditional partner pyramid.

Key Points: 
  • "Axiom offers exactly the new paradigm the industry needs," said James Turoff, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of The Hershey Company .
  • In fact, 90% of clients surveyed say Axiom lawyers are as good or better than their law firm lawyers.
  • Today, with the largest and most comprehensive portfolio of solutions and services in the market, we're doing just that.
  • We're giving business and legal leaders a full array of in-house solutions and the industry's first and only on-demand law firm that puts their business and budget first.

Falcon’s Beyond Strikes Sweet Deal with The Hershey Company to Create New Hershey-Themed Experiential Attractions

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBYD) (“Falcon’s” or the “Company”), a global entertainment powerhouse and visionary innovator in immersive storytelling, today announced a licensing agreement with The Hershey Company (“Hershey”).

Key Points: 
  • Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBYD) (“Falcon’s” or the “Company”), a global entertainment powerhouse and visionary innovator in immersive storytelling, today announced a licensing agreement with The Hershey Company (“Hershey”).
  • Through this expansive contract, Falcon’s will conceive and develop Hershey-branded Location Based Entertainment (LBE) experiences featuring the industry-leading confectionary and snack company’s iconic IP, such as Hershey’s, Reese’s, Jolly Rancher, and Twizzlers, in both the United States and international markets.
  • This press release features multimedia.
  • Additional details about the Hershey-branded experiences and the debut location will be announced at a later date.

Reese's is Back in the Big Game with a New Spot

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 8, 2024

HERSHEY, Pa., Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Reese's brand, the unapologetic purveyor of the most perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter and the #1 candy brand in the US1, will grace our screens during the biggest snacking moment of the year with a new commercial during the "Big Game." The 30-second spot, produced by Erich & Kallman, plays on the extreme passion fans have for both rooting for their favorite teams, as well as their passion for Reese's Cups.  

Key Points: 
  • The 30-second spot, produced by Erich & Kallman, plays on the extreme passion fans have for both rooting for their favorite teams, as well as their passion for Reese's Cups.
  • "We're excited for the biggest candy brand to return to the biggest stage after four years."
  • For 95 years, Reese's has been treating fans to its irreplaceable and iconic peanut butter cups.
  • The last and only time Reese's brand aired an ad during the Big Game was in 2020 to announce Reese's Take 5 bar.

Hershey to Webcast Fourth-Quarter Conference Call

Retrieved on: 
Friday, January 5, 2024

HERSHEY, Pa., Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) announced today that it will release its fourth-quarter sales and earnings results on Thursday, February 8, 2024, and hold a conference call with analysts at 8:30 a.m.

Key Points: 
  • HERSHEY, Pa., Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) announced today that it will release its fourth-quarter sales and earnings results on Thursday, February 8, 2024, and hold a conference call with analysts at 8:30 a.m.
  • The company will host the conference call via a live webcast on the Hershey corporate website.
  • Please click here and navigate to "CALENDAR OF EVENTS" for webcast details.
  • If you are unable to click on the link above, please copy and paste the URL below into a web browser
    View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hershey-to-webcast-fourth-quart...

Impact Podcast with John Shegerian Features Marti Skold-Jordan of Tractor Supply

Retrieved on: 
Friday, January 5, 2024

Marti Skold-Jordan, Manager of the Tractor Supply Foundation & Community Relations for Tractor Supply , is a featured guest this week on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian .

Key Points: 
  • Marti Skold-Jordan, Manager of the Tractor Supply Foundation & Community Relations for Tractor Supply , is a featured guest this week on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian .
  • Skold-Jordan leads the Tractor Supply Foundation, working to maximize the impact of the company’s charitable giving and community partnerships.
  • “Our audience is sure to be inspired by and learn much from her insights.”
    “It was a privilege to be a guest on the Impact Podcast and to share with John the important and exciting work we are doing through the Tractor Supply Foundation,” said Skold-Jordan.
  • The Impact Podcast with John Shegerian is available for listening on ImpactPodcast.com , Apple’s iTunes , Amazon Music, Google Podcasts , Spotify , libsyn , and as part of iHeartRadio’s digital broadcast, reaching over 120 million users.