UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Viviano Joseph P
100 Crystal A Drive
Hershey, Pennsylvania l7033
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hershey Foods Corporation (HSY)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
11/98
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X]
Director [ ] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify
below) President and Chief Operating
Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [X] Form filed by
One Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C><C>
Common Stock 11/19/98 M 10,000.0000 A $23.50000 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 S 10,000.0000 D $66.90625 61,866.0000 D Direct
Common Stock 184.8260 I 401(k) Plan
Common Stock 23,430.0000 I by Spouse
Common Stock 9,922.7036 I by Trusts
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $23.50000 11/19/98 M 10,000.0000 01/03/03
(right to buy)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option 11/19/98 Common Stock 10,000.0000 14,000.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
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Shares held in trusts are for the benefit of the reporting person's adult
children and two grandchildren. The reporting person's wife is trustee for each
of the said trusts. The filing of this form does not constitute an admission
that the reporting person is,
for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise,
the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by the statement. Holdings
reflected on this report do not include changes in the holdings resulting from
participation in the issuer's dividend reinvestment plan since the last filing
of a report disclosing transactions related to such participation.
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Beneficial holdings reflected on this report do not include changes in the
reporting person's holdings of securities resulting from participation in the
issuer's qualified employee stock plan since the last filing of a report
disclosing transactions related to such participation.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Viviano, Joseph P
DATE 12/07/98
