Bilbrey affirms that 80-90% of Hershey products consumed in the US are made in the US, and the company boasts more than a 40% share of the American chocolate market.
Bilbrey took over as CEO about two years ago, he said we needed to look at our next phase of growth and get to the next level by having a growth officer and having the company driven by a marketplace approach rather than a financial approach to strategy.