The Hershey Company · NYSE:HSY

The Hershey — Investor Day (March 2017)

120 slides from The Hershey's investor day presentation, Mar 1, 2017

  1. Slide 1: Investor Update, March 1, 2017

    INVESTOR UPDATE MARCH 1, 2017

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements

    FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation contains statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “intend,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “s

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    AGENDA WELCOME MARK POGHARIAN BUSINESS MODEL AND GROWTH STRATEGY MICHELE BUCK BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE PATRICIA LITTLE WRAP UP MICHELE BUCK Q&A HERSHEY LEADERSHIP TEAM

  4. Slide 4: Michele Buck: Business Model and Growth Strategy

    MICHELE BUCK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BUSINESS MODEL AND GROWTH STRATEGY

  5. Slide 5: Hershey at a glance: net sales, employees, countries

    PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IN PRODUCTS ~$7.4B ~18,000 EMPLOYEES OVER 70 MANUFACTURED IN 7 NET SALES AROUND COUNTRIES AROUND COUNTRIES THE WORLD THE WORLD BUSINESS MODEL AND GROWTH STRATEGY

  6. Slide 6: What is Timeless

    WHAT IS TIMELESS THE HERSHEY COMPANY IS A CONSUMER CENTRIC, BRAND-BUILDING, CUSTOMER-ADVANTAGED COMPANY THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES TO PROSPER, BRINGING GOODNESS TO ONE ANOTHER AND THE WORLD. INVESTMENT IN ICONIC BRANDS CREATING GREAT OPPORTUNITIES 111 “DOING WELL, BY DOING GOOD” A 100+ YEAR LEGACY C

  7. Slide 7: We Are a Purpose-Driven Organization

    WE ARE A PURPOSE-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION through our iconic brands, remarkable people and helping children in need DELIVER THE BUSINESS FOSTER A COMPELLING WORKPLACE BUILD FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE BUSINESS MODEL AND GROWTH STRATEGY

  8. Slide 8: We Are a Purpose-Driven Organization

    WE ARE A PURPOSE-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION BUSINESS MODEL AND GROWTH STRATEGY

  9. Slide 9: Core Brands Driving Growth

    CORE BRANDS DRIVING GROWTH U.S. RETAIL SALES PERFORMANCE OF TOP 5 CORE BRANDS 2011-2016 RETAIL SALES CAGR +4.0% CMG SHARE +1.7pts BUSINESS MODEL AND GROWTH STRATEGY Source: Nielsen Custom Database xAOC + C

  10. Slide 10: Strong Financial Performance

    STRONG FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE NET SALES ADJ. OPER. INC. MARGIN ADJUSTED EPS $7,440 20.4% $4.41 $6,081 $2.83 17.9% 2011 2016 2011 2016 2011 2016 BUSINESS MODEL AND GROWTH STRATEGY Source: Hershey Financials See Appendix for a Reconciliation from GAAP to Adjusted Operating Income and EPS

  11. Slide 11: Evolving With a Changing World

    EVOLVING WITH A CHANGING WORLD CONSUMER BUSINESS GLOBAL TRENDS TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS MODEL AND GROWTH STRATEGY

  12. Slide 12: Our Vision: An Innovative Snacking Powerhouse

    OUR VISION: AN INNOVATIVE SNACKING POWERHOUSE INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  13. Slide 13: An Innovative Snacking Powerhouse

    OUR VISION: AN INNOVATIVE SNACKING POWERHOUSE Delighting Operating with Guided by a Winning with a Delivering top consumers an advantaged strong sense of compelling performing across snacking business model purpose workplace of growth and occasions and remarkable shareholder leading-edge people retu

  14. Slide 14: Advantaged Business Model

    ADVANTAGED BUSINESS MODEL ADVANTAGED ADVANTAGED ADVANTAGED CATEGORY BRANDS CAPABILITIES Highly Impulsive Analytics & Insights Commercial Ubiquitous Capabilities Expandable Enterprise Consumption Connectivity BUSINESS MODEL AND GROWTH STRATEGY

  15. Slide 15: Delivering Innovative Snacking Leadership

    DELIVERING INNOVATIVE SNACKING LEADERSHIP REIGNITE CORE REALLOCATE CONFECTION & GROW EXPAND RESOURCES TO MARGINS EXPAND BREADTH IN INCREASE EXPAND MARGINS & SNACKING SHAREHOLDER VALUE FUEL GROWTH INVEST STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE BUSINESS MODEL AND GROWTH

  16. Slide 16: Delivering Innovative Snacking Leadership

    DELIVERING INNOVATIVE SNACKING LEADERSHIP REIGNITE CORE REALLOCATE CONFECTION & GROW EXPAND RESOURCES TO MARGINS EXPAND BREADTH IN INCREASE EXPAND MARGINS & SNACKING SHAREHOLDER VALUE FUEL GROWTH INVEST STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE BUSINESS MODEL AND GROWTH

  17. Slide 17: Global Snacking Is a ~$1 Trillion Opportunity

    GLOBAL SNACKING IS A ~$1 TRILLION OPPORTUNITY CHINA/INDIA/SE ASIA US / CANADA SNACKING MKT SIZE: $130b SNACKING MKT SIZE: $200b SNACKING GROWTH: +6% SNACKING GROWTH: +2% WESTERN EUROPE ` SNACKING MKT SIZE: $250b SNACKING GROWTH: +1% LATIN AMERICA ROW SNACKING MKT SIZE: $110b SNACKING MKT SIZE: $225b

  18. Slide 18: Consumers Are Snacking More

    CONSUMERS ARE SNACKING MORE TRADITIONAL SNACKING MODEL MODERN SNACKING MODEL MORNING LIGHT SNACK LIGHT SNACK BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER SNACKS LUNCH DINNER REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: The Hartman Group

  19. Slide 19: Growth Across Snacking Continuum

    GROWTH ACROSS SNACKING CONTINUUM U.S. CATEGORY GROWTH | 2 YEAR CAGR BETTER FOR YOU SNACKING CENTER OF PLATE INDULGENT SNACKING REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: Nielsen AOD xAOC + C Note: Negative values not shown

  20. Slide 20: Hershey Scale in Large, Growing U.S. Snack Market

    HERSHEY SCALE IN LARGE, GROWING U.S. SNACK MARKET HERSHEY IS #2 IN U.S. SNACKING $103B U.S. SNACK MARKET Meat Snacks $3B Other $3B Snack Bars $6B MARKET SHARE Nuts $6B Confection PEPSICO 14.6% Crackers $7B (CMG) $24B #2 HERSHEY 7.5% Cookies $7B MARS 7.3% Ice Cream/ Salty Snacks Novelty $24B MONDELEZ

  21. Slide 21: Confection Remains a Large and Advantaged Category

    CONFECTION REMAINS A LARGE & ADVANTAGED CATEGORY Mint ~$1B Gum • High household penetration / purchase frequency ~$3B • Expandable consumption • Highly impulsive Non-Choc. Chocolate ~$14B • Responsive to investment support (media, merchandising) Candy ~$6B • Channel ubiquity • Seasonal destination $

  22. Slide 22: With Solid Growth When Supported

    WITH SOLID GROWTH WHEN SUPPORTED U.S. CONFECTION CATEGORY SALES ($B) $24.1 $24.3 $23.5 $23.1 $22.5 $21.7 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 YOY % Chg. +5.0% +3.7% +2.4% +2.0% +2.6% +0.4% PLATFORM INNOVATION MACROECONOMIC HEADWINDS PRICING KEY RETAILERS REDUCED DISPLAYS MEDIA INCREASES SHORT EASTER IN ‘16

  23. Slide 23: Confection Is Core to Hershey's Business

    % OF U.S. NET SALES Snacks CONFECTION IS Baking, Syrup & CORE TO HERSHEY’S All Other BUSINESS AND Confection (CMG) TOP PRIORITY REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: Hershey 2016 Net Sales

  24. Slide 24: We Have a Portfolio of Iconic Brands

    WE HAVE A PORTFOLIO OF ICONIC BRANDS POWER BRANDS BROAD & DIVERSE BRAND PORTFOLIO REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Kit Kat, Cadbury in the U.S. Only

  25. Slide 25: Diversified Usage Occasions

    DIVERSIFIED USAGE OCCASIONS SINGLE SERVE ON-THE-GO TAKE HOME SHARING CELEBRATIONS RITUALS REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  26. Slide 26: Channel Advantages

    % OF U.S. SALES Dollar Club 6% 7% CHANNEL Specialty Channels Drug Stores 8% Mass Merchandisers 30% ADVANTAGES 9% C-Stores 13% Food 27% REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: Hershey 2016 Net Sales

  27. Slide 27: Hershey Is the Confectionery Category Leader

    HERSHEY IS THE CONFECTIONERY CATEGORY LEADER U.S. CONFECTION MARKET SHARE (%) 31.2% #1 31.4% 29.3% 29.1% 2011 2016 2011 2016 PEER A REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: Nielsen Custom Database xAOC + C

  28. Slide 28: Hershey Leadership Across Segments

    HERSHEY LEADERSHIP ACROSS SEGMENTS HERSHEY MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARE 2016 POSITION CHOCOLATE 45.7% #1 NON CHOCOLATE 9.6% #2 MINT 39.0% #1 GUM 7.2% #3 TOTAL CMG 31.2% #1 REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: Nielsen Custom Database xAOC + C

  29. Slide 29: We Invest to Fuel Growth With Proven Results

    WE INVEST TO FUEL GROWTH WITH PROVEN RESULTS 2016 ADVERTISING TV ROI INDEX % OF NET SALES 7.0% 200 4.8% 2X 100 FOOD AVERAGE FOOD AVERAGE REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: Company 10-k’s, Nielsen 2016 Marketing Mix

  30. Slide 30: Reignite Core Confection

    Deepen CONSUMER CONNECTIONS REIGNITE CORE Meaningful INNOVATION CONFECTION Reinvent the SHOPPING EXPERIENCE REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  31. Slide 31: Keys to Reigniting Growth

    KEYS TO REIGNITING GROWTH DEEPEN CONSUMER Higher Brand Engagement Top of Mind Awareness CONNECTIONS INNOVATION New Users/Occasions Incrementality REINVENT SHOPPING Products Easier to Find Omni-Channel Availability EXPERIENCE REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  32. Slide 32: Increase Consumer Engagement

    INCREASE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  33. Slide 33: Increase Consumer Engagement

    INCREASE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  34. Slide 34: Increase Consumer Engagement

    INCREASE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT Hunter Jobbins @jabbins – Oct 30 Left my car for maybe 15 minutes in front of the dorms and I come back to this. College man 642M+ EARNED IMPRESSIONS REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  35. Slide 35: Deepen Brand Emotional Connections

    DEEPEN BRAND EMOTIONAL THROUGH MEANINGFUL MOMENTS CONNECTIONS TRADITIONAL CELEBRATIONS EVERYDAY MOMENTS Valentine | Easter | Halloween | Holiday S’mores | Birthdays | Appreciations REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  36. Slide 36: Innovate Confection Portfolio to Capture New Occasions

    INNOVATE CONFECTION PORTFOLIO TO CAPTURE NEW OCCASIONS NEW PLATFORMS MEANINGFUL CORE BRAND NEWS • New textures and • Excitement snacking portions • Variety • Relevance with new users • Increased Merchandising • Incrementality REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  37. Slide 37: Innovate Confection Portfolio to Capture New Occasions

    INNOVATE CONFECTION PORTFOLIO TO CAPTURE NEW OCCASIONS NEW PLATFORMS MEANINGFUL CORE BRAND NEWS REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  38. Slide 38: Simple Ingredients

    SIMPLE INGREDIENTS REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  39. Slide 39: Choice & Transparency

    CHOICE & TRANSPARENCY PACK SIZES SMART LABEL SOURCE MAP Info for full portfolio of Transparency into origin Portionable choices to fit 2,200 ITEMS of ingredients from consumers’ lifestyles available on-line by 2018 field to production REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  40. Slide 40: Reinvent the Shopping Experience

    REINVENT THE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE CURRENT SHOPPING EXPERIENCE REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  41. Slide 41: Packaging Innovation

    PACKAGING INNOVATION WILL IMPROVE SHOPPER EXPERIENCE IN AISLE COMING THIS MONTH! REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  42. Slide 42: Pipeline of Experiential Solutions

    PIPELINE OF EXPERIENTIAL SOLUTIONS REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  43. Slide 43: Leader in Innovating via eCommerce

    #1 CHOCOLATE “Alexa order Hershey’s Halloween candy.” LEADER IN SHARE INNOVATING VIA ECOMMERCE TEST AND LEARN CONFECTION ~45% CMG SHARE IN KEY INCREMENTAL OCCASIONS OMNI-CHANNEL RETAILERS REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  44. Slide 44: Reese's: Strong Growth on $2B Brand

    REESE’S: STRONG GROWTH ON $2B BRAND ~$1.9b 2016 RETAIL SALES +4.7% CMG SHARE +0.3PTS REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: Nielsen xAOC + C

  45. Slide 45: Hershey's: Expanding to New Occasions & Users

    HERSHEY’S: EXPANDING TO NEW OCCASIONS & USERS ~$1.5b RETAIL SALES GROWTH 4.9% ++ -2.4% 2016 Nov 2016 Dec 2017E YTD REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: Nielsen xAOC + C

  46. Slide 46: Kit Kat: Contemporizing for New Consumers

    KIT KAT: CONTEMPORIZING FOR NEW CONSUMERS ~$700m 2016 RETAIL SALES +5.7% CMG SHARE +0.1PTS REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: Nielsen xAOC + C

  47. Slide 47: Ice Breakers: Leveraging Proprietary Product

    ICE BREAKERS: LEVERAGING PROPRIETARY PRODUCT ~$475m 2016 RETAIL SALES +7.7% CMG SHARE +0.1PTS REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: Nielsen xAOC + C

  48. Slide 48: Kisses: Deepening Connections

    KISSES: DEEPENING CONNECTIONS ~$460m 2016 RETAIL SALES +2.0% CMG SHARE FLAT REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING Source: Nielsen xAOC + C

  49. Slide 49: Broad Portfolio

    BROAD PORTFOLIO DELIVERING AGAINST RANGE OF CONSUMER PREFERENCES LICORICE PREMIUM SNACKING CHOCOLATE & MINT COCONUT CHOCOLATE & FRUIT TOFFEE HARD CANDY MALT REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  50. Slide 50: Expand Breadth in Snacking

    Extend Confection Brands to NEW SNACKING EXPAND BREADTH USAGE OCCASIONS IN SNACKING LEVERAGE M&A in On-Trend Categories REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  51. Slide 51: Snackfection, a Blurring of Sweet and Salty

    SNACKFECTION, A BLURRING OF SWEET AND SALTY SNACKFECTION CHOCOLATE SALTY SNACKS Snackfection: A multi-textural and sensorial fusion of chocolate and other snacks, such as nuts, cookies and popcorn, that delivers a distinct eating experience for snacking occasions REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BR

  52. Slide 52: Leverage Demand Landscape to Identify Opportunities

    LEVERAGE DEMAND LANDSCAPE TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES LARGER M&A INNOVATE INCREMENTALITY GROW CORE SMALLER LOWER FIT BRANDING HIGHER FIT REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  53. Slide 53: Snackfection Platforms

    SNACKFECTION PLATFORMS CRUNCH-IFICATION – INTEGRATION OF SALTY SNACK ATTRIBUTES WITH CHOCOLATE CRUNCHERS POPPED SNACK MIX REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH IN SNACKING

  54. Slide 54: M&A to Bolster Snacking Presence

    M&A TO BOLSTER SNACKING PRESENCE HIGH GROWTH BUILD SCALE PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION • Typically smaller • Brands for category • On trend, leadership differentiated brands • Enhance existing capabilities • Leverage advantaged Hershey capabilities • Financial synergies to scale REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION

  55. Slide 55: Barkthins: Capture Premium Users & New Occasions

    BARKTHINS: CAPTURE PREMIUM USERS & NEW OCCASIONS ADVANCES HERSHEY WELL POSITIONED TO LEVERAGE PORTFOLIO STRATEGY HERSHEY SCALE • On trend, high growth brand • Increase distribution with perimeter focus • Premium, high income consumer • Drive awareness with media and field • Clean label, simple ingre

  56. Slide 56: Krave: Fast Growing Meat Snacks Category

    KRAVE: FAST GROWING MEAT SNACKS CATEGORY 2016 2017 • Scale via distribution growth and • Build awareness and drive trial category management expertise • Culinary inspired innovation to reach U.S. ACV % new consumer usage occasions 59% 32% 18% 2014 2015 2016 REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND BREADTH

  57. Slide 57: Reallocate Resources to Expand Margins & Fuel Growth

    DELIVERING INNOVATIVE SNACKING LEADERSHIP REIGNITE CORE REALLOCATE CONFECTION & GROW EXPAND RESOURCES TO EXPAND BREADTH IN INCREASE MARGINS EXPAND MARGINS & SHAREHOLDER SNACKING VALUE FUEL GROWTH INVEST STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE REALLOCATE RESOURCES TO EX

  58. Slide 58: Margin Expansion

    MARGIN EXPANSION ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME MARGIN 20.4% 22 - 23% • Reset International Investment • Heighten SG&A Discipline • Continue COGS Optimization • Streamline Operating Model 2016 2019E REALLOCATE RESOURCES TO EXPAND MARGINS & FUEL GROWTH See Appendix for 2016 Reconciliation of GAAP to Adjus

  59. Slide 59: Reset International Investment

    RESET INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT FOR PROFITABILITY & LONG TERM GROWTH REALLOCATE RESOURCES TO EXPAND MARGINS & FUEL GROWTH

  60. Slide 60: International & Other Segment

    INTERNATIONAL & OTHER SEGMENT SEGMENT NET SALES GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION $907m $731m Global Retail & Licensing China PORTFOLIO: Mexico Chocolate-focus Brazil CHANNEL: Export India Modern trade Markets 2011 2016 REALLOCATE RESOURCES TO EXPAND MARGINS & FUEL GROWTH Source: Hershey estimates; includes a

  61. Slide 61: China

    TRANSFORMING BUSINESS AND CREATING A CHINA SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM MODEL TRANSFORMING FOCUSED COST STRUCTURE PORTFOLIO ROUTE-TO-MARKET IMPROVEMENT • Chocolate as primary • Focus on eCommerce • Drive COGS and network growth driver • Prioritization of key provinces efficiencies • SKU rationalization & h

  62. Slide 62: Other Key Markets to Be Operated More Profitably

    OTHER KEY MARKETS TO BE OPERATED MORE PROFITABLY GROSS MARGIN EXPANSION OPTIMIZED MARKETING SPEND SG&A EFFICIENCIES REALLOCATE RESOURCES TO EXPAND MARGINS & FUEL GROWTH

  63. Slide 63: Segment Profitability Expected to Improve

    SEGMENT PROFITABILITY EXPECTED TO IMPROVE INTERNATIONAL & OTHER SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME ($M) $40 ++ • Price, Packtype, Innovation Maximization • Right-size infrastructure relative to size of opportunity -$29 • Focus on cost savings and productivity -$98 2014 2015 2016 2019E REALLOCATE RESOURCES TO

  64. Slide 64: Strengthen Capabilities & Leverage Technology

    DELIVERING INNOVATIVE SNACKING LEADERSHIP REIGNITE CORE REALLOCATE CONFECTION & GROW EXPAND RESOURCES TO MARGINS EXPAND BREADTH IN INCREASE EXPAND MARGINS & SNACKING SHAREHOLDER VALUE FUEL GROWTH INVEST STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES &

  65. Slide 65: Integrated, Harmonized Data

    INTEGRATED INSIGHTS PERFORMANCE ENGINE HARMONIZED DATA TRANSFORMATIONAL ADVANCED ADVANTAGED INTEGRATED, ANALYTICS & COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS & INSIGHTS CAPABILITIES PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED ENTERPRISE CONNECTIVITY STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE

  66. Slide 66: Integrated, Harmonized Data

    INTEGRATED INSIGHTS PERFORMANCE ENGINE TRANSFORMATIONAL ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS ADVANCED COMMERCIAL CAPABILITIES PRECISION INSIGHTS HARMONIZED DATA PRECISION EXECUTION ADVANTAGED INTEGRATED, REAL-TIME AND STRATEGIC CATEGORY & PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS TOTAL STORE LEADERSHIP SOLUTIONS & PERFORMANCE PROPRIETA

  67. Slide 67: Integrated, Harmonized Data

    INTEGRATED, HARMONIZED DATA INTERNAL DATA SYNDICATED DATA EXTERNAL DATA … … … Integrated, Harmonized, Single Source of Truth Customized Applications & Role Based Data & Insights Delivery Marketing Sales Supply Chain … STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE

  68. Slide 68: Integrated, Harmonized Data

    INTEGRATED, HARMONIZED DATA INTERNAL DATA SYNDICATED DATA EXTERNAL DATA ENABLES: TRANSFORMATIONAL, … … … REAL TIME ANALYTICS Integrated, Harmonized, Single Source of Truth PRECISION APPLICATIONS Customized Applications & Role Based Data & Insights Delivery AGILE, INTEGRATED EXECUTION Marketing Sales

  69. Slide 69: Transformational Analytics & Insights

    TRANSFORMATIONAL ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS REAL TIME & PROPRIETARY ROLE BASED DATA & PRECISION INSIGHTS PREDICTIVE SNACKING DEMAND INSIGHTS DELIVERY ANALYTICS LANDSCAPE STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE

  70. Slide 70: Robust Snacking Consumer Demand Landscape

    ROBUST SNACKING CONSUMER DEMAND LANDSCAPE Total Snacking View Category and Brand Level Insights Guiding Branding, Innovation & M&A Efforts STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE

  71. Slide 71: Advanced Commercial Capabilities

    ADVANCED COMMERCIAL CAPABILITIES PRECISION STRATEGIC CATEGORY DYNAMICALLY SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTION & TOTAL STORE ROUTED RETAIL SCALE & AGILITY LEADERSHIP SALES FORCE STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE

  72. Slide 72: Advantaged Solutions & Performance

    ADVANTAGED SOLUTIONS & PERFORMANCE STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE

  73. Slide 73: Holistic Front End Leadership

    HOLISTIC FRONT END LEADERSHIP PROPRIETARY INSIGHTS, TOTAL STORE ANALYTICS & RETAILER COLLABORATION Happiness FRONT END Balance SALES LIFT Well-being 2X Moderation Original Hershey Experience Optimized STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE

  74. Slide 74: Precision Retail Execution

    PRECISION RETAIL EXECUTION PRECISION INSIGHTS, TECHNOLOGY & PROPRIETARY RETAIL SALES FORCE STORE LEVEL ANALYTICS EXECUTION & REAL TIME & PRIORITIZATION DOCUMENTATION EVALUATION +15% Entrance In Aisle +5% Endcap WHICH STORE 52 PRIORITIES: Produce STORE? 1. Easter Store 52 2.Reese NCAA 3.Krave Back of

  75. Slide 75: Attacking Supply Chain Costs

    ATTACKING SUPPLY CHAIN COSTS REAL TIME & HARMONIZED DATA, ADVANCED ANALYTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN AGILITY US SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY INTO # OF TOUCHES INEFFICIENCY PLANNED EXCESS 2016 2019E STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE

  76. Slide 76: Delivering Innovative Snacking Leadership

    DELIVERING INNOVATIVE SNACKING LEADERSHIP REIGNITE CORE REALLOCATE CONFECTION & GROW EXPAND RESOURCES TO MARGINS EXPAND BREADTH IN INCREASE EXPAND MARGINS & SNACKING SHAREHOLDER FUEL GROWTH VALUE INVEST STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE

  77. Slide 77: Increase Shareholder Value

    INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE TOP QUARTILE SALES GROWTH & TOP QUARTILE MARGINS INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  78. Slide 78: Our Net Sales Performance Reflects a Challenging Environment

    OUR NET SALES PERFORMANCE REFLECTS A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT 9.3% HERSHEY NET SALES 7.2% 7.6% 3.9% 0.7% -0.5% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE Source: Hershey Financials

  79. Slide 79: Top Quartile Sales Performance Among S&P Food Peers

    WE HAVE ACHIEVED TOP QUARTILE SALES PERFORMANCE AMONG S&P FOOD GROUP PEERS U.S. RETAIL SALES 4 YEAR $ % CAGR 2016 $ % CHG VS YA Hershey 3.2 McCormick 2.3 Hormel 2.4 Hershey 0.7 Mead Johnson 2.0 Hormel 0.3 Mondelez 1.7 Mondelez -0.2 McCormick 1.4 Campbells -0.3 Campbells 1.1 Smuckers -0.4 Tyson 1.0 T

  80. Slide 80: Solid Track Record of Operating Margin Expansion

    SOLID TRACK RECORD OF OPERATING MARGIN EXPANSION ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME MARGIN HERSHEY NET SALES 19.6% 20.0% 20.4% ++ 18.5% 19.2% 17.7% 17.9% 15.0% 16.2% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017E Source: Hershey Financials INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE See Appendix for a Reconciliation of G

  81. Slide 81: Focused on Gross and Operating Margin Expansion

    FOCUSED ON GROSS AND OPERATING MARGIN EXPANSION ADJUSTED GROSS MARGIN % ADJUSTED OPER. INCOME MARGIN % 46%+ 22% - 23% 45.6% 20.4% 42.4% 17.9% 2011 2016 2019e 2011 2016 2019e Source: Hershey Financials INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE Not to Scale See Appendix for a Reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted Gross

  82. Slide 82: Our EPS Remains Strong

    OUR EPS REMAINS STRONG ADJUSTED EPS-DILUTED $4.12 $4.41 $3.72 $3.98 $3.24 $2.83 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Source: Hershey Financials Not to Scale INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE See Appendix for a Reconciliation of GAAP EPS to Adjusted EPS

  83. Slide 83: Long Term Targets

    LONG TERM TARGETS LEVERAGING U.S. SCALE NET SALES +2-4% MARGIN IMPROVEMENT ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS +6-8% VIA COGS AND SG&A PROFITABLE DIVIDEND YIELD 2-3% INTERNATIONAL GROWTH TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN ~10% INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE Net Sales in Constant Currency

  84. Slide 84: Patricia Little: Building Shareholder Value

    PATRICIA LITTLE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  85. Slide 85: Delivering Innovative Snacking Leadership

    DELIVERING INNOVATIVE SNACKING LEADERSHIP REIGNITE CORE REALLOCATE CONFECTION & GROW EXPAND RESOURCES TO MARGINS EXPAND BREADTH IN INCREASE EXPAND MARGINS & SNACKING SHAREHOLDER VALUE FUEL GROWTH INVEST STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  86. Slide 86: It All Starts With Gross Margin

    IT ALL STARTS WITH GROSS MARGIN HERSHEY ADJUSTED GROSS MARGIN S&P FOOD GROUP* Mead Johnson 64.1 46.0% 46.0% Hershey 45.6 ~45.8% McCormick 41.5 45.6% Mondelez 39.8 Kellogg 39.2 Kraft-Heinz 38.8 44.9% Smuckers 38.0 Campbells 37.1 General Mills 35.6 Conagra 29.1 Hormel 22.7 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017e Ty

  87. Slide 87: Levers for Gross Margin Expansion

    LEVERS FOR GROSS MARGIN EXPANSION FIXED COST LEVERAGE NET PRICE REALIZATION NEW MANUFACTURING PACKAGING OPTIMIZATION CAPABILITIES / TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCT MIX BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  88. Slide 88: Benefits of Scale in North America

    BENEFITS Granby, QC OF SCALE IN Ashland, OR St. Hyacinthe, QC Hershey , PA (2) Lancaster, PA NORTH AMERICA Robinson, IL Hazleton, PA Stuarts Draft, VA CAPACITY Memphis, TN UTILIZATION 65% Monterrey, Mex MANUFACTURING DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES: 11 CENTERS: 5 BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  89. Slide 89: International Opportunity

    INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CAPACITY UTILIZATION 40% MANUFACTURING DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES: 8 CENTERS: 8 BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  90. Slide 90: Focus on COGS

    FOCUS ON COGS ~$4.0b ~$100m ANNUAL PRODUCTIVITY 2017-19 Distribution SG&A Raw Materials & Manufacturing OFFSETTING Packaging Overhead NORMAL INFLATION COGS Source: Hershey Financials BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  91. Slide 91: Maintaining Commitment to Responsible Sourcing

    MAINTAINING COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE SOURCING… COMMITMENT TO 100% CERTIFIED AND SUSTAINABLE COCOA INVESTING IN COCOA COMMUNITIES ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR SUPPLY CHAIN BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  92. Slide 92: Minimizing Our Environmental Footprint

    …AND MINIMIZING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT PROGRESS AGAINST OUR EFFICIENT OPERATIONS GOALS NEW AMERICAN BUSINESS CLIMATE ACT GOALS CLIMATE SMART COCOA INITIATIVES BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  93. Slide 93: Solid Operating Cash Flow

    SOLID OPERATING CASH FLOW $B $1.2 $1.1 $1.2 $1.0 +++ $0.85 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017-19E Source: Hershey Financials BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  94. Slide 94: Cash Returned to Shareholders

    CASH RETURNED TO SHAREHOLDERS $M $922 Dividends Share Buyback $879 SOLID TRACK RECORD OF RETURNING CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS $642 $420 $403 $466 $202 ~$5b IN DIVIDENDS $402 $404 $394 AND SHARE $125 REPURCHASES* $263 $263 $283 $100 $150 OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS $502 $440 $476 $304 $341 $252 COMMITTED TO A D

  95. Slide 95: Capital Allocation Priorities

    #4 #1 DEBT BUSINESS REDUCTION GROWTH CASH FLOW FINANCIAL (INCL. M&A) PRIORITIES #3 FLEXIBILITY #2 SHARE DIVIDEND BUYBACK BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  96. Slide 96: Capital Expenditures

    CAPITAL EXPENDITURES $M $351 $371 $357 $$$ $270 $270-$290 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017e 2018 to 2019 % OF NET 4.9% 5.0% 4.8% 3.6% |----- < 4% of net sales-----| SALES Source: Hershey Financials BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  97. Slide 97: M&A Focused on Extending Snacking Breadth

    M&A FOCUSED ON EXTENDING SNACKING BREADTH • Growth categories • Preference to be EPS accretive after 2 years • Continue to build on execution / implementation experience BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  98. Slide 98: Dividend Payout Ratio

    DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO Kraft-Heinz 61.9% General Mills 59.0% SOLID CASH FLOW ENABLES Kellogg 52.7% Hershey 51.7% Mead-Johnson 51.3% COMMITMENT TO McCormick 46.1% AT LEAST A Campbell Conagra 44.8% 44.2% 50% PAYOUT Hormel 39.9% Smuckers 38.5% Mondelez 36.2% Tyson 19.0% BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE *Last

  99. Slide 99: Commitment to Share Buybacks

    COMMITMENT TO SHARE BUYBACKS $M Option Replenishment Buyback / Share Count Reduction STOCK BUYBACKS IN $510 PLACE TO REDUCE $489 $454 SHARE COUNT (EXCLUDES OPTIONS) 202 REPURCHASE $249 403 420 OPTIONS IN THE OPEN MARKET AS A $159 MATTER OF PRACTICE 125 252 PART OF 159 124 107 69 CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT P

  100. Slide 100: Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA

    NET DEBT TO ADJUSTED EBITDA As of December 31, 2016 A / A1 1.5 DEBT RATING (S&P / Moody’s) 1.2 1.0 $1.0b (UNSECURED) 0.8 CREDIT REVOLVER IN PLACE 0.5 OUTSTANDING U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER $474m 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Source: Hershey Financials BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  101. Slide 101: Long-Term Debt, Mostly Fixed and Long Dated

    LONG-TERM DEBT, MOSTLY FIXED … AND LONG DATED $1.1b AVERAGE FIXED RATE $0.7b ~3.5% $0.6b 2018 to 2020 2021 to 2025 2026 to 2046 Source: Hershey Financials BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  102. Slide 102: Targeted Capital Structure

    TARGETED CAPITAL STRUCTURE • Target range of 1.5x to 2.0x Net DEBT / ADJ. EBITDA Debt/Adjusted EBITDA 1.5x to 2.0x • For “right” strategic acquisition would consider Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDA greater than 2.0x • Given strong cash flow LTD trades at a value better than current “A” rating BUILDING SHAR

  103. Slide 103: Productivity Initiatives Driving Operating Income Margin Expansion

    PRODUCTIVITY INITIATIVES DRIVING 3 YEAR OPERATING INCOME MARGIN EXPANSION $150M to $175M $300M 22% - 23% 20.4% $450M - $475M 3 YEAR TARGET 2016 Adj. Sales Normal “Margin For Inflation Technology / 2019E Adj. Oper. Income Leverage Productivity Growth” (Materials, Go to Market Oper. Income Margin Bene

  104. Slide 104: Savings Primarily Achieved in 2018/2019

    SAVINGS PRIMARILY ACHIEVED IN 2018/2019 2017 2018 2019 2019 “Run Rate” Normal Productivity $100M $100M $100M $300M “Margin For Growth” $15M $135M - $160M $150M -$175M SG&A % of Sales ~ 100 bps lower (ex Adv/Mkt) than 2016 Advertising, Marketing & ~25% Trade % of Sales BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

  105. Slide 105: Restructuring Pre-Tax Charge of $375M-$425M

    RESTRUCTURING PRE-TAX CHARGE OF $375M-$425M IMPACTING COGS AND SG&A Total Charges Total Charges $M $M Plant & Office Closures $125 – 140 Cash $175 – 200 Intangibles $100 – 110 Employee Separation $80 – 100 Non Cash $200 – 225 All Other $70 - 75 Total $375 - 425 Total $375 – 425 BUILDING SHAREHOLDER

  106. Slide 106: Long Term Growth Objectives

    LONG TERM GROWTH OBJECTIVES +6-8% +2-4% Net Sales Adjusted Earnings Per Share-Diluted BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE Net Sales in Constant Currency

  107. Slide 107: Outlook Reaffirmed

    2017 OUTLOOK CHG. VS. 2016 Net Sales +2.0% to +3.0% Adjusted Gross Margin +15bps to +25bps REAFFIRMED Adjusted EPS +7.0% to +9.0% BUILDING SHAREHOLDER VALUE See Appendix for a Reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted EPS

  108. Slide 108: Michele Buck: Wrap Up

    MICHELE BUCK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WRAP UP

  109. Slide 109: Hershey, a Solid Long Term Investment

    HERSHEY, A SOLID LONG TERM INVESTMENT Hershey TSR 630% TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN 1.9X THE S&P 500 S&P500 TSR 339% OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS WRAP UP Source: Bloomberg

  110. Slide 110: Path for Continued Growth

    PATH FOR CONTINUED GROWTH LEADERSHIP IN CMG, EXPANDING IN SNACKING ICONIC BRANDS ADVANTAGED CAPABILITIES STRONG FINANCIALS WRAP UP

  111. Slide 111: Key Messages

    KEY MESSAGES REIGNITE CORE CONFECTION & EXPAND GROW BREADTH IN SNACKING EXPAND REALLOCATE RESOURCES TO EXPAND MARGINS & FUEL GROWTH INCREASE MARGINS SHAREHOLDER STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES & LEVERAGE VALUE INVEST TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE WRAP UP

  112. Slide 112: Investor Update

    INVESTOR UPDATE MARCH 1, 2017

  113. Slide 113: Appendix

    APPENDIX HERSHEY.

  114. Slide 114: Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information (2017 projected)

    Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Inform ation Below is a reconciliation of projected 2017 earnings per share-diluted calculated in accordance w ith GAAP APPENDIX to non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share-diluted: 2017 (Projected) Reported EPS – Diluted $3.19 - $3.45 Derivative Mark-to-Market Losses

  115. Slide 115: Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information (2016)

    Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information For the year ended December 31, 2016 APPENDIX In millions of dollars except per share amounts Gross Profit Operating Income Interest Expense, net Net Income Income Per Share- Diluted GAAP results $3,157.9 $ 1,205.8 $ 90.1 $720.0 $ 3.34 Adjustments: Der

  116. Slide 116: Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information (2015)

    Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information For the year ended December 31, 2015 APPENDIX In millions of dollars except per share amounts Gross Profit Operating Income Interest Expense, net Net Income Income Per Share- Diluted GAAP results $3,382.7 $ 1,037.8 $ (105.8) $513.0 $ 2.32 Adjustments:

  117. Slide 117: Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information (2014)

    Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information For the year ended December 31, 2014 APPENDIX In millions of dollars except per share amounts Gross Profit Operating Income Interest Expense, net Net Income Income Per Share- Diluted GAAP results $3,336.2 $ 1,392.3 $ (83.5) $846.9 $ 3.77 Adjustments: A

  118. Slide 118: Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information (2013)

    Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information For the year ended December 31, 2013 APPENDIX In millions of dollars except per share amounts Gross Profit Operating Income Interest Expense, net Net Income Income Per Share- Diluted GAAP results $3,280.8 $ 1,338.1 $ (88.4) $820.5 $ 3.61 Adjustments: A

  119. Slide 119: Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information (2012)

    Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information For the year ended December 31, 2012 APPENDIX In millions of dollars except per share amounts Gross Profit Operating Income Interest Expense, net Net Income Income Per Share- Diluted GAAP results $2,859.9 $ 1,111.1 $ (95.6) $660.9 $ 2.89 Adjustments: A

  120. Slide 120: Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information (2011)

    Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information For the year ended December 31, 2011 APPENDIX In millions of dollars except per share amounts Gross Profit Operating Income Interest Expense, net Net Income Income Per Share- Diluted GAAP results $2,531.9 $ 1,055.0 $ (92.2) $629.0 $ 2.74 Adjustments: B

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