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This excerpt taken from the HSY 10-K filed Feb 19, 2010.

Product Distribution

In conjunction with our sales and marketing efforts, our efficient product distribution network helps us maintain sales growth and provide superior customer service. We plan optimum stock levels and work with our customers to set reasonable delivery times. Our distribution network provides for the efficient shipment of our products from our manufacturing plants to distribution centers strategically located throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. We primarily use common carriers to deliver our products from these distribution points to our customers.

This excerpt taken from the HSY 10-K filed Feb 20, 2009.

Product Distribution

In conjunction with our sales and marketing efforts, our efficient product distribution network helps us maintain sales growth and provide superior customer service. We plan optimum stock levels and work with our customers to set reasonable delivery times. Our distribution network provides for the efficient shipment of our products from our manufacturing plants to distribution centers strategically located throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. We primarily use common carriers to deliver our products from these distribution points to our customers.

These excerpts taken from the HSY 10-K filed Feb 19, 2008.

Product Distribution

In conjunction with our sales and marketing efforts, our efficient product distribution network helps us maintain sales growth and provide superior customer service. We plan optimum stock levels and work with our customers to set reasonable delivery times. Our distribution network provides for the efficient shipment of our products from our manufacturing plants to distribution centers strategically located throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. We primarily use common carriers to deliver our products from these distribution points to our customers.

Product Distribution

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">In conjunction with our sales and marketing efforts, our efficient product distribution network helps us maintain sales growth and provide superior
customer service. We plan optimum stock levels and work with our customers to set reasonable delivery times. Our distribution network provides for the efficient shipment of our products from our manufacturing plants to distribution centers
strategically located throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. We primarily use common carriers to deliver our products from these distribution points to our customers.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Price Changes

We change prices and weights of our products when necessary to accommodate changes in
manufacturing costs, the competitive environment and profit objectives, while at the same time maintaining consumer value. Price increases and weight changes help to offset increases in our input costs, including raw and packaging materials, fuel,
utilities, transportation, and employee benefits.

In April 2007, we announced an increase of approximately four percent to five percent in
the wholesale prices of our domestic confectionery line, effective immediately. The price increase applied to our standard bar, king-size bar, 6-pack and vending lines. These products represent approximately one-third of our U.S. confectionery
portfolio. This action was implemented to help partially offset increases in input costs, including raw and packaging materials, fuel, utilities and transportation.


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We announced a combination
of price increases and weight changes on certain JOLLY RANCHER and TWIZZLERS candy and chocolate packaged candy items in November 2005. These changes went into effect in December 2005 and early 2006 and represented a weighted-average
price increase of approximately one percent over the entire domestic product line when fully effective in the second quarter of 2006.

In
December 2004, we announced an increase in the wholesale prices of approximately half of our domestic confectionery line. Changes that were effective in January 2005 represented a weighted-average increase of approximately six percent on our
standard bar, king-size bar, 6-pack and vending lines. Changes that were effective in February 2005 represented a weighted-average price increase of approximately four percent on packaged candy. The price increases announced in December 2004
represented an average increase of three percent over the entire domestic product line.

This excerpt taken from the HSY 10-K filed Feb 23, 2007.

Product Distribution

In conjunction with our sales and marketing efforts, our efficient product distribution network helps us maintain sales growth and provide superior customer service. We plan optimum stock levels and work with our customers to set reasonable delivery times. Our distribution network provides for the efficient shipment of our products from our manufacturing plants to distribution centers and field warehouses strategically located throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. We primarily use contract carriers to deliver our products from these distribution points to our customers.

EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:

10-K
Feb 19, 2010
10-K
Feb 20, 2009
10-K (2 sections)
Feb 19, 2008
10-K
Feb 23, 2007

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