THE HERSHEY COMPANY

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Lauren H. Lacey, Lisa P. Wang and Kathleen S. Purcell,
signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned?s
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned?s
capacity as an officer and/or director of The Hershey Company (the
?Company?), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ?Exchange Act?) and
the rules thereunder and/or any notice of proposed sale under Rule 144
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ?Securities Act?), and
the rules thereunder;

2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4, 5 or Form 144, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ?SEC?) and any other similar authority, including without
limitation, the preparation and filing of a Form ID or any other documents
necessary or appropriate to enable the undersigned to file such forms with
the SEC; and

3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall
be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact?s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power
of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is
the Company assuming, any of the undersigned?s responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or  Rule 144 of the Securities
Act.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
with respect to the undersigned?s holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 8th day of May, 2023.


/s/ Maria T. Kraus_
Maria T. Kraus