‘Most technogolically advanced’ 340,000-sq.-ft. addition will produce Hershey’s Kisses, Hershey’s Bars, Hershey’s Syrup and Rolo chewy caramels.
There were no shortage of numbers or important guests at The Hershey Co.’s official grand opening for its new $300-million addition that’s part of its WestHershey manufacturing complex in Hershey, Pa.
Pennysylvania Governor Tom Corbett, along with several other state officials and local dignitaries and representatives, joined Hershey’s Chairman James Nevels and President and CEO John Bilbrey in unwrapping a large Hershey’s Chocolate bar in lieu of a ribbon-cutting ceremony to declare the facility “officially open for business.”