HERSHEY, Pa., April 14, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Hershey Foods Corporation (NYSE: HSY) today announced that it will release its first quarter sales and earnings results on April 21, 2005, and hold a conference call with analysts at 5 p.m. ET on this date. The Company will webcast its first quarter conference call live via the Hershey corporate website at http://www.hersheys.com. Please go to the Investor Relations section of the website for further details.

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