Hershey

UK businesses and consumers are being urged to stop buying and selling the Jolly Ranchers products, owned by US company Hershey.

Chocolate giant Hershey, which earned $11.2 billion in revenue last year, is seeking an exemption from the federal government to help blunt an estimated $20 million in tariff expenses this quarter.

The high cost of cocoa beans, fueled by climate change, has also encouraged major snack companies like Hershey and Mondelez to continue upping their prices.

Any deal would need the approval of the Hershey Trust Company, a charitable trust, that maintains voting control over the business.

A rematch of last spring’s championship series is all but assured as in the East, the Hershey Bears are up 3-0 in their own series against the Cleveland Monsters.