Hershey profit rises in second quarter

Hershey Co. announced a higher profit of $98.4 m in the second quarter, compared with $93.2 m a year before. Sales rose 6.4% to $1.05 bn in the quarter. The company said it was expanding in high-growth categories such as dark chocolate, cookies and snack nuts. It also said sales for the year would probably exceed long-range goals, sales growth of 3% to 4%, with growth in earnings per share of 9% to 11%.