THE HERSHEY COMPANY

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Kathleen S. Purcell and Shayon T. Smith 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 16th day of September 2024.

/s/Michael Del Pozzo