HERSHEY, Pa., Jan. 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced quarterly dividends of $0.722 on the Common Stock and $0.656 on the Class B Common Stock. The dividends were declared on January 29, 2019, and are payable March 15, 2019, to stockholders of record February 22, 2019. It is the 357^th consecutive regular dividend on the Common Stock and the 138^th consecutive regular dividend on the Class B Common Stock.