Our Values

Core values represent the standards by which HERSHEY’S employees work together and interact with either other, as well as our many customers and business partners. These values inform how we interact with each other: with openness, candor, integrity, and a spirit of inclusion. They define our work life: with a mindset of teamwork, personal leadership, and accountability. They also guide us toward our future: with a passion for winning, learning & growing. Join our team and discover what it means to be part of The Hershey Company.

1. Openness and candor:  Clear, direct, and timely communication and feedback, mutual respect, honesty, straightforward communications.
2. Teamwork:  Work collaboratively without boundaries. All team members must/need to contribute.
3. Integrity:  Behave in an honest and trustworthy fashion
4. Personal leadership:  Each individual counts and contributes to the whole, doing whatever it takes to get the job done.
5. Accountability:  Honor commitments and accept responsibility for your actions. We say, therefore, we do.
6. Passion for winning:  Give 100%+ every day and be immersed in the business.
7. Inclusion:  Welcome different points of view and diverse ideas, listening.
8. Learning and growing:  Learn, adapt, and grow as individuals and collectively as an organization.

For complete details and to learn more about Our Values, read HERSHEY’S Code of Conduct.