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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Hershey Company (The) (HSY)

Hershey names Mitchell Arends chief supply chain officer; Jason Reiman to retire

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Hershey said Mitchell Arends will become Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer effective June 22, 2026, succeeding Jason Reiman, who is retiring after a 30-year career with the company. Reiman steps down from his current role on June 22, 2026, and will stay on as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Modernization through the transition, which the press release says runs through April 2027. The change is a planned leadership transition in a function that oversees manufacturing, procurement, logistics and planning.

Key points

  • Mitchell Arends joins from UTZ Brands, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer over a $1.5 billion business
  • Arends previously served as Chief Supply Chain Officer of North America at Kraft Heinz, responsible for a $22 billion supply chain
  • Reiman steps down from his current role on June 22, 2026 and remains with the company through April 2027 to support the transition
  • Hershey's 8-K filing and press release are dated May 28, 2026

The filing

CompanyHershey Company (The) (HSY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 28, 2026, 4:26 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-038847

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 28, 2026.

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