INSIGHT: Hershey sees margin improvement despite higher costs
By: just-food.com | 22 October 2009
US confectioner Hershey has insisted that it will continue to improve its gross margins in the face of rising commodity costs.
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US confectioner Hershey has insisted that it will continue to improve its gross margins in the face of rising commodity costs.
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