Hershey's North America Salty Snacks net sales rose 26% year over year to $350.1 million in the first quarter of 2026, driven by both the LesserEvil acquisition and organic gains. The LesserEvil deal contributed about 20.4 percentage points to segment growth, while organic constant-currency net sales increased 5.6% on volume growth of more than five points and roughly flat pricing. U.S. salty snacks retail takeaway excluding LesserEvil climbed 9.8% for the 12-week period ended March 29, 2026, and retail sales grew nearly 10%, adding almost 25 basis points of market share. Dot's Pretzels retail sales rose 13%, Reese's Filled Pretzels added 130 basis points to pretzel category share, and Dot's Snack Mix captured more than 200 basis points of snack mix market share. LesserEvil retail sales surged more than 65%, supported by expanded distribution and strong trial and repeat purchases.
Hershey CoHershey's salty snacks sales jumped 26% on broad-based growth, including organic volume gains and market share increases.
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