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Concerned Citizens of Hershey and Derry TownshipClick here to take survey - your opinion counts!Current results of your survey responses
Hershey open to combination, Cadbury eyed: reportNEW YORK (Reuters) - "The charitable trust that controls a majority of Hershey Co.'s voting rights has reversed its opposition to a possible merger, perhaps opening the way to a combination with Britain's Cadbury Schweppes, the Wall Street Journal said on Saturday. In 2002, the trust pulled Hershey off the market in the wake of opposition from Pennsylvania officials and community groups who feared plant closures and job losses. A sale could take place by late summer, people familiar with the matter also said, according to the newspaper." Workers OK plan to slash Hershey jobsLebanon Daily News, PA -
Mar 31, 2007 "Workers at The Hershey Company’s two union plants in Derry Township last night voted overwhelmingly to adopt a plan that will result in a work-force reduction of 600 to 650 jobs over the next three years." Hershey selling out?HERSHEY, Pa., Mar. 29 /preservehershey.org/ A previous management figure of 15 plus years in Hershey Foods indicated today that he believes the company is dispersing its work force as part of a plan to sell the company. Recently when Wrigley's was interested in purchasing Hershey Foods the community caused such an uproar that the company backed down. Now the plan appears to be to eliminate much of the local opposition by eliminating local workers. This report is from a reliable management individual that left the company due to various concerns with the way the company does its business. Hershey residents plan actionMarch 6, 2007 "Like many living in the shadow of the largest chocolate factory in the world, the 57-year resident is worried that plans by The Hershey Company to cut 1,500 or more jobs (comment: some say 3,000), trim production lines and build a new manufacturing plant south of the border in Mexico over the next three years will dramatically her town of Hershey." See full article |
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What additional has happened in the past on other issues? Township Meetings (will be posted as needed) |
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