Mondelez Exploring Takeover Of US Chocolate Maker Hershey

Hershey's chocolate bars and Hershey Co. Reese's brand peanut butter cups at a store in Crockett, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Mondelez International Inc., the snacks and sweets company, is exploring an acquisition of iconic US chocolate maker Hershey Co., in a potential deal that would create a food giant with combined sales of almost $50 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images