30 Oct 2014 --- The Hershey Company announced sales and earnings for the third quarter ended September 28, 2014. Consolidated net sales were $1,961,578,000 compared with $1,853,886,000 for the third quarter of 2013. Reported net income for the third quarter of 2014 was $223,741,000 or $1.00 per share-diluted, compared with $232,985,000 or $1.03 per share-diluted for the comparable period of 2013.