Milton Hershey was looking for the ideal location for his new chocolate factory and turned to central Pennsylvania, with its clean water, pastoral beauty and access to farm fresh milk. Today, The Hershey Company is still headquartered in Hershey, PA with additional state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities across the U.S. and around the world.
LANCASTER, PA
Just a short drive east from Hershey, Pennsylvania, Lancaster is home to the original Y&S Candies plant, which manufactures Twizzlers Candy. The plant holds the Guinness Book World Record for the longest piece of Pull 'n' Peel candy at 1200 feet, and inside the plant you are surrounded by a rainbow of colors!
STUARTS DRAFT, VA
Stuarts Draft is our second largest plant in the U.S. Hershey network and primarily produces products with peanuts. At the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains, this quaint community is surrounded by the lush, fertile fields of the Shenandoah Valley, which is dotted with vineyards, farms and historic landmarks of rural Virginia.
BLUFFTON, IN
The Bluffton plant has been a proud part of the community since its inception in 1979. It produces beloved pretzel products such as Dot’s spinzels, Hershey mini pretzels, and Pirate’s Booty puffcorn.
EDGERTON, KS
The Edgerton plant pioneers cutting-edge technology in pretzel production. Here we are able to make all the flavors of Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels.
HAZLETON, PA
Our Hazleton Plant, located in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains, produces delicious Cadbury, Caramello and Kit Kat® products.
MEMPHIS, TN
Our manufacturing plant here produces Hershey’s gum, mints and licorice and is home of the Ice Breakers brand. This historic city is undergoing a massive revitalization, from its thriving South Main Street Art District and Warehouse District to the Civil Rights Museum and Mississippi riverfront.
GOODYEAR, AZ
The Goodyear plant, which opened in 2016 with fewer than 12 employees, expanded operations to meet the increasing popularity of Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels. The plant produces both original and southwest flavors.
LENEXA, KS
Lenexa was the first location in Kansas to start production on Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels in 2017. Here we primarily produce the beloved honey mustard flavor. Just 20 minutes outside of Kansas City, Lenexa is a booming suburb and the perfect spot to make the best pretzels!
HERSHEY, PA
In addition to our corporate offices, two manufacturing plants are located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. West Hershey plant opened in 2012 and produces more than 70 million Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolates a day! The facility also manufactures Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bars, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate with Almonds bars and Hershey’s Syrup. Just across Old Chocolate Avenue, the smell of roasted peanuts often fills the air around the Reese factory where Reese’s products have been produced for over 60 years.
ROBINSON, IL
The original Heath candy store here is now a museum that celebrates the birth of the Heath Bar over 100 years ago. You can even still smell the delicious chocolate and caramel aromas across Robinson’s picturesque town square.
LAWRENCE, KS
Lawrence is just west of Kansas City and is home to the University of Kansas. The Lawrence plant was built in 2021 to supply Dot’s seasoning plants with their base pretzels. We currently bake, season and package Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels.
PLYMOUTH, IN
Plymouth is a small city of approximately 10,000 people, located about 30 minutes from the famous Notre Dame University. Built in 2017, the Plymouth plant produces peanut butter filled pretzels and Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels.
SÃO ROQUE & SÃO PAULO
People around the world have unique tastes, and Brazil is no exception. Hershey Brazil has been producing and launching new products customized to the tastes of Brazilian consumers since 2000. As part of a joint venture, we have manufacturing in São Roque and a Commercial Office in São Paulo.
MISSISSAUGA, ON
Hershey Canada Headquarters is located in Canada’s sixth largest city — and also one of its most beautiful. Framed by Lake Ontario, the city of Mississauga has more than 480 lush parks and 23 scenic trail systems. We have plants located in Saint-Hyacinthe and Granby, Quebec.
MANDIDEEP, MADHYA PRADESH
Our subsidiary, Hershey India Private Ltd., operates mainly in confectionery and beverages. Hershey India has regional sales offices throughout the country as well as a manufacturing plant in Mandideep, Madhya Pradesh.
TOKYO
Operating from the elegant Aoyama district of the world's most populous metropolitan area, our Tokyo satellite office enables Hershey to distribute and market our products throughout the region.
SEOUL
The busy Seoul satellite office, which markets many chocolate, mint, syrup, cocoa and beverage products via distributors and licensees, is perched along the Han River in South Korea’s capital city.
JOHOR
Designed to be modern and environmentally friendly, our new Johor plant is the second largest in Hershey’s global manufacturing network. Its flexible technology will enable production of the broadest array of products of any Hershey factory outside of the United States and Mexico.
SINGAPORE
Singapore is home to the Hershey AEMEA Regional Office Headquarters, which manages our satellite offices from Shanghai, Malaysia and Seoul to Tokyo, Dubai, Manila and Mumbai.
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO CITY & MONTERREY
As the birthplace of chocolate, Mexico has a sweet spot in the Hershey family. We’ve been manufacturing high-quality chocolate, beverages and grocery products in Mexico for more than 40 years, with our Regional Office Headquarters in Guadalajara; sales offices in Mexico City and Monterrey; and manufacturing in El Salto and Monterrey. We’re also very proud of our new Latin America Innovation Center for quickly developing and testing new product and packaging ideas.
MAKATI CITY
Our Makati City office, located on prestigious Ayala Avenue, is home to our Regional Operating Headquarters; our Global Shared Services; and the sales, marketing and distribution team of World Travel Retail and Asia South.
DUBAI
Dubai, the second largest of the seven United Arab Emirates (UAE), is well known for its skyscrapers and luxurious shopping malls. The Hershey office for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) market is based here, along with a local co-manufacturing facility for this rapidly growing region.