Tue Dec 10 12:20:00 UTC 2024: ## Mondelez Explores Multi-Billion Dollar Acquisition of Hershey’s
**NEW YORK** – Bloomberg is reporting that Mondelez International, the maker of Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolate, is exploring a potential acquisition of Hershey’s, the iconic American chocolate company. Sources familiar with the matter say Mondelez has made an initial, informal approach regarding a merger. Such a deal would create a food and confectionery behemoth with combined annual sales nearing $50 billion. The sources requested anonymity due to the confidential nature of the discussions. No official statements have been made by either company.
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