Hershey

Last updated January 31, 2026

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Hershey Research Landscape: Recent R&D and Innovation Focus Areas

This landscape reveals what Hershey is actively researching on recently. It organizes signals from patents into clusters of real scientific and technical questions being explored, showing where Hershey is repeatedly investing effort, building knowledge, and reducing uncertainty. The result is a forward-looking view of strategic intent , often visible months or years before it appears in products, partnerships, or financial disclosures of Hershey.

What are Hershey's key R&D focus areas?

Reinforced structural display panels

(2)problems

Manual handling of retail secondary packaging often leads to premature tearing or structural collapse during pallet loading. Engineering the specific geometry of score lines and internal panel edges ensures display integrity while facilitating clean product removal.

Soil matrix remediation chemistry

(1)problems

Hydrocarbon-contaminated soil matrices resist remediation due to low bioavailability and nutrient scarcity. These formulations engineer the interfacial tension and nutrient delivery to accelerate microbial degradation of petroleum fractions.

Hydrocolloid protein foam matrix

(2)problems

Rapid foam collapse and undesirable textures in plant-based beverages lead to poor shelf stability and consumer rejection. These innovations engineer the protein-sugar interface to maintain structural integrity over several months.