Credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Hershey is expecting “significant pressure on earnings” in 2025 from stubbornly high cocoa costs ... said private-label players in ...

Hershey is expecting “significant pressure on earnings” in 2025 from stubbornly high cocoa costs but still ... said private-label players in confectionery have also been “aggressive ...

Hershey beat fourth-quarter profit and sales estimates as the chocolate maker's price hikes helped offset the higher cost of cocoa.

Despite a 9% pop in Hershey's fourth-quarter organic sales and a 60-basis-point uptick in adjusted gross margins to 44.8%, elevated cocoa costs ... (versus private label's low-single-digit share ...

To start, looking at a cacao percentage can tell you if a bar is leaning more in the direction of a milk or dark chocolate ...

Further pricing is expected to be the “primary” driver behind the chocolate and snacks maker’s 2% revenue growth outlook for ...

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Brands such as KitKat and Hershey's are using AI in marketing campaigns, with the latter using it to ensure more ads were sent to areas where sales were lower. Ingredients company Ofi uses AI to ...

than risk items (cocoa is locked in)," the analyst added. Meanwhile, Palmer also pointed out that underlying sales trends have improved, both in terms of pricing and volume. Shares of Hershey have ...