The Hershey Company to Make Disposable Facemasks

Company commits $1 million to production of personal protective wear in response to COVID-19 outbreak.

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The Hershey Company is committing $1 million to acquire, install, and staff a new manufacturing line to produce facemasks. Projected to become operational near the end of May, the new line will be capable of producing up to 45,000 masks each day.

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