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‘Sweetest’ town clings to Hershey, adding to takeover hurdles

The impact of such views goes beyond sentimental in the wake of Mondelez International Inc's $23 billion bid to buy the company, which Hershey said on June 30 it had rejected. The town of Hershey, where the company's staunchest loyalists are referred to as “Hershey-ites”, has real influence over corporate decisions. The Hershey Trust, a $12 billion school charity and the company's controlling shareholder, has become increasingly involved in the local community over the decades, and

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‘Sweetest’ town clings to Hershey, adding to takeover hurdles