Hershey combines salty, sweets units to accelerate growth

Food Dive reported the development on 2026-03-19. The Reese’s maker also announced several leadership changes, including expanding the oversight of sweets head Andrew Archambault to include the full U.S. portfolio.

The report places the news in a wider commercial context. Hershey is combining its sweet, salty and protein brands under one umbrella. The Reese’s maker said the integration is designed to “unlock deeper consumer connections, strengthen customer partnerships and accelerate Hershey’s leadership to deliver the next generation of snacking.”.

For the food sector, the practical implications extend beyond the immediate announcement. While Hershey is best known for its sweets portfolio, it has been aggressively building up its salty business through acquisitions, including SkinnyPop popcorn, Pirate’s Booty cheese puffs, Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels and organic snacks brand LesserEvil.

Attention now turns to how companies, customers and regulators respond. The food maker said the restructuring, called One Hershey, will create a more simplified business and allow each of the segments to tap into the strengths of the other. This could be especially valuable as Hershey continues to deal with higher cocoa costs and slumping consumer spending.