HERSHEY CO — Earnings Release 2006

Oct 19, 2006

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| UNITED
STATES |
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| SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |

| Washington,
D.C. 20549 |
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| ______ |

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

| Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the |
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| Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 |

| October
19,
2006 |
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| Date
of Report (Date of earliest event
reported) |

| The
Hershey
Company |
| --- |
| (Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter) |

| Delaware |
| --- |
| (State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) |

1-183	23-0691590
(Commission
File Number)	(IRS
Employer Identification No.)

| 100
Crystal A Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania
17033 |
| --- |
| (Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip
Code) |

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (717) 534-4200

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

| [
] | Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425) |
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| [
] | Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12) |
| [
] | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14d-2(b)) |
| [
] | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c)) |

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 19, 2006, The Hershey Company (“the Company”) announced sales and earnings for the third quarter of 2006. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report, including the Exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)
99.1	Press
Release dated October 19, 2006

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 19, 2006

| THE
HERSHEY COMPANY |
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| By: /s/
David J. West |
| David
J. West Senior
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer |

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EXHIBIT INDEX

| Exhibit
No. | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 99.1 | The
Hershey Company Press Release dated October 19, 2006 |

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