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Hershey Boosts Prices by 10% as Costs Rise

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 15, 2008 8:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – Chocolate maker Hershey said today it is raising prices by about 10% to offset the new costs of ingredients, Reuters reports. Commodities like cocoa and peanuts are up between 20% and 45%, it said, yet one analyst called the price hike a "real surprise....   Read full story »

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