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  • Hershey town wins war over chocolate (NO SALE ALERT)

    09/18/2002 10:46:12 PM PDT · by MadIvan · 19 replies · 763+ views
    The Daily Telegraph ^ | September 19, 2002 | Simon English
    America's largest chocolate business is off the auction block - a sweet victory for campaigners who feared a sale would lead to massive job cuts and the destruction of a small town. Yesterday the trust that controls Hershey Foods said it had rejected at least two offers for the business, acknowledging that the bidding process had triggered fierce local opposition. Residents of Hershey in Pennsylvania staged rallies and lobbied trustees to prevent the sale of the company behind the eponymous chocolate bars. An $89-a-share bid from chewing gum maker Wrigley that valued Hershey at $12 billion was rejected, even though...