HERSHEY CO - FORM 10-K - EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - February 21, 2017

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EX-10.13(B) - FORM OF NOTICE OF AWARD OF PERFORMANCE STOCK UNITS (EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 15, 2016) - HERSHEY COhsy_20161231exhibit1013b.htm
EX-12.1 - COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - HERSHEY COhsy_20161231exhibit121.htm
10-K - THE HERSHEY COMPANY FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 - HERSHEY COa2016_formx10-kq4.htm
EX-32.1 - SECTION 906 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION - HERSHEY COhsy_20161231exhibit321.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - HERSHEY COhsy_20161231exhibit312.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - HERSHEY COhsy_20161231exhibit311.htm
EX-21.1 - SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT - HERSHEY COhsy_20161231exhibit211.htm
EX-10.21(B) - FORM OF EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT - HERSHEY COhsy_20161231exhibit1021b.htm
EX-10.12(B) - NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARDS UNDER THE EQUITY & INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN - HERSHEY COhsy_20161231exhibit1012b.htm
EX-10.10(B) - FORM OF NOTICE OF AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 15, 2016) - HERSHEY COhsy_20161231exhibit1010b.htm


EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
The Hershey Company:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (File No. 333-205269, File No. 333-174123, File No. 333-143764, File No. 333-107706, File No. 333-72100, File No. 333-72112, File No. 333-52509 and File No. 333-25853) on Forms S-3 and S-8 of The Hershey Company of our report dated February 21, 2017, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of The Hershey Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, which report appears in the December 31, 2016 Annual Report on Form 10‑K of The Hershey Company.



 
/s/ KPMG LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2017



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