HERSHEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) announced today that it is offering to sell notes due 2026 and notes due 2046 in a public offering. The Hershey Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Notes Offering to repay at maturity its $250 million aggregate principal amount of 5.45% Notes due 2016 and its $250 million aggregate principal amount of 1.50% Notes due 2016, to fund its acquisition of Ripple Brand Collective, LLC and pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes.

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The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is a global confectionary leader known for bringing goodness to the world through its chocolate, sweets, mints and other great-tasting snacks. The company markets, sells and distributes its products under more than 80 brand names in approximately 70 countries worldwide.