HERSHEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2009-- The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) announced today that it will release its third quarter sales and earnings results on October 22, 2009, and hold a conference call with analysts at 8:30 a.m. on that date. The Company will webcast live its third quarter conference call via the Hershey corporate Web site at http://www.hersheys.com. Please go to the Investor Relations Section of the Web site for further details.

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