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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6<SUP>th</SUP>, 2003. </FONT></H1>

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<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Registration
No.</B> </FONT>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>

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     <P ALIGN=CENTER>_________________ </P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>
Form S-8 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Registration Statement
Under <BR>
The Securities Act of 1933 </FONT></H1>

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     <P ALIGN=CENTER>_________________ </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Hershey Foods Corporation</B><BR>
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH=66% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=34% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23-0691590</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>100 Crystal A Drive <BR>
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 <BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </FONT></P>

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     <P ALIGN=CENTER>_________________ </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Hershey Foods Corporation</B> <BR>
<B>Directors&#146; Compensation Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plans) </FONT></P>

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     <P ALIGN=CENTER>_________________ </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Burton H. Snyder <BR>
General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Vice President, International <BR>
Hershey Foods Corporation <BR>
100 Crystal A Drive <BR>
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 <BR>
(717) 534-4001</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></H1>

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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Title of each class of<BR>
securities to be registered<BR>
<BR>
Common Stock, $1.00 par value</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Amount to be<BR>
registered<BR>
<BR>
100,000 shares (2)</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price per<BR>
unit (1)<BR>
$71.46</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Proposed maximum<BR>
aggregate offering<BR>
price (1)<BR>
$7,146,000.00</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Amount of<BR>
registration<BR>
fee(1)<BR>
$578.11</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P>_________________ </P>

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          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=12%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><SUP>(1)</SUP> </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
           Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee in
          accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based
          upon the average of the high and low sale price of the Common Stock as quoted on
          the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on August 4, 2003. Such
          shares are being registered for issuance pursuant to the Directors&#146;
          Compensation Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the
          registration fee is calculated only with respect to such additional shares. </FONT></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=12%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><SUP>(2)</SUP> </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
           Subject to anti-dilution increases permitted by Rule 416.</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Explanatory Note</U> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
registration statement
(the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) on Form S-8 of Hershey Foods
Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
This Registration Statement is being filed to register 100,000 additional shares of Common Stock, $1.00
par value (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), which are of the same class as the securities of
the Company for which the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-25853) (the "Initial Registration Statement")
 was filed, issuable pursuant to the
Company&#146;s Directors&#146; Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) which was last
amended and restated on December 3, 2002. Accordingly, the contents of the  Initial Registration
Statement are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. Upon filing of this
Registration Statement, an aggregate of 150,000 shares of Common Stock will have been registered for
issuance pursuant to the Plan. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Notice pursuant to Rule 437a of
the Securities Act of 1933, regarding consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company dismissed Arthur Andersen LLP (&#147;Andersen&#148;) as its independent auditors,
effective April 30, 2002. For additional information, see the Company&#146;s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated April 30, 2002. After reasonable efforts, the Company has been
unable to obtain Andersen&#146;s written consent to the incorporation by reference into
this Registration Statement of Andersen&#146;s audit report with respect to the
Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2001 and for the
two-year period then ended. Under these circumstances, Rule 437a under the Securities Act
permits the Company to file this Registration Statement, which incorporates by reference
Andersen&#146;s audit report referred to above, without a written consent from Andersen.
The absence of such consent may limit recovery by investors on certain claims.
Specifically, Section 11(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), provides that if part of a registration statement at the time
it becomes effective contains an untrue statement of a material fact, or omits a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, any person acquiring a security pursuant to such registration statement
(unless it is proved that at the time of such acquisition such person knew of such untruth
or omission) may assert a claim against, among others, an accountant who has consented to
be named as having certified any part of the registration statement or as having prepared
any report for use in connection with the registration statement. With respect to this
Registration Statement, and without limitation, investors may not be able to assert claims
against Andersen under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act for any untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the financial statements audited by Andersen or for any
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein because Andersen has not
consented to the incorporation by reference of its previously issued report in this
Registration Statement. </FONT></P>



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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement or amendment thereto to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Township of Derry,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 6<SUP>th</SUP> day of August, 2003. </FONT></P>

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          <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION</FONT></TH></TR>
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          <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<U> /s/ Frank Cerminara</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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          <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name:&nbsp;&nbsp; F.&nbsp; Cerminara<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Senior Vice President,<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints R. H. Lenny, F. Cerminara and B. H. Snyder, and each of them, his or her true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
any or all amendments (including any post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents,
and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorney-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities set forth  below on
this 6<SUP>th</sup> day of August, 2003. </FONT></P>


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     <TH align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Name</FONT></TH>
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     <TH align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Title</FONT></TH></TR>
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<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ R. H. Lenny&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
R. H. Lenny</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="40%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Chairman of the Board, President and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;/s/F. Cerminara&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
F. Cerminara
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President,<BR>
Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ D. W. Tacka&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </U><BR>
D. W. Tacka
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Vice President, Corporate Controller and<BR>
Chief Accounting Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ J. A. Boscia
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
J. A. Boscia
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     <TD width=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD width=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ R. H. Campbell
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
R. H. Campbell
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD> </TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ G. P. Coughlan
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
G. P. Coughlan
</FONT></TD>

     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ H. Edelman
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
H. Edelman
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ B. G. Hill
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
B. G. Hill
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ J. C. Jamison
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
J. C. Jamison
</FONT></TD>

     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ M. J. McDonald
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
 M. J. McDonald
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ M. J. Toulantis
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
M. J. Toulantis
</FONT></TD>

     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=12%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Number</U>  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Description </U></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=12%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp; 23 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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       Independent Auditors'&nbsp; Consent</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=12%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp; 24 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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       Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Amendment) </FONT></TD>
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Form S-8
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6
th
, 2003.
Registration
No.
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form S-8
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
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Hershey Foods Corporation
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware
23-0691590
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
100 Crystal A Drive
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Hershey Foods Corporation
Directors' Compensation Plan
(Full title of the plans)
_________________
Burton H. Snyder
General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Vice President, International
Hershey Foods Corporation
100 Crystal A Drive
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
(717) 534-4001
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of
securities to be registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
Amount to be
registered
100,000 shares (2)
Proposed maximum
offering price per
unit (1)
$71.46
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price (1)
$7,146,000.00
Amount of
registration
fee(1)
$578.11
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(1)
Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee in
          accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based
          upon the average of the high and low sale price of the Common Stock as quoted on
          the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on August 4, 2003. Such
          shares are being registered for issuance pursuant to the Directors'
          Compensation Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the
          registration fee is calculated only with respect to such additional shares.
(2)
Subject to anti-dilution increases permitted by Rule 416.
PART I
Explanatory Note
This
registration statement
(the "Registration Statement") on Form S-8 of Hershey Foods
Corporation (the "Company") is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
This Registration Statement is being filed to register 100,000 additional shares of Common Stock, $1.00
par value (the "Common Stock"), which are of the same class as the securities of
the Company for which the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-25853) (the "Initial Registration Statement")
 was filed, issuable pursuant to the
Company's Directors' Compensation Plan (the "Plan") which was last
amended and restated on December 3, 2002. Accordingly, the contents of the  Initial Registration
Statement are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. Upon filing of this
Registration Statement, an aggregate of 150,000 shares of Common Stock will have been registered for
issuance pursuant to the Plan.
Notice pursuant to Rule 437a of
the Securities Act of 1933, regarding consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
The
Company dismissed Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen") as its independent auditors,
effective April 30, 2002. For additional information, see the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated April 30, 2002. After reasonable efforts, the Company has been
unable to obtain Andersen's written consent to the incorporation by reference into
this Registration Statement of Andersen's audit report with respect to the
Company's consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2001 and for the
two-year period then ended. Under these circumstances, Rule 437a under the Securities Act
permits the Company to file this Registration Statement, which incorporates by reference
Andersen's audit report referred to above, without a written consent from Andersen.
The absence of such consent may limit recovery by investors on certain claims.
Specifically, Section 11(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), provides that if part of a registration statement at the time
it becomes effective contains an untrue statement of a material fact, or omits a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, any person acquiring a security pursuant to such registration statement
(unless it is proved that at the time of such acquisition such person knew of such untruth
or omission) may assert a claim against, among others, an accountant who has consented to
be named as having certified any part of the registration statement or as having prepared
any report for use in connection with the registration statement. With respect to this
Registration Statement, and without limitation, investors may not be able to assert claims
against Andersen under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act for any untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the financial statements audited by Andersen or for any
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein because Andersen has not
consented to the incorporation by reference of its previously issued report in this
Registration Statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement or amendment thereto to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Township of Derry,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 6
th
day of August, 2003.
HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Frank Cerminara
Name:   F.  Cerminara
Title:    Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints R. H. Lenny, F. Cerminara and B. H. Snyder, and each of them, his or her true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
any or all amendments (including any post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents,
and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorney-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities set forth  below on
this 6
th
day of August, 2003.
Name
Title
/s/ R. H. Lenny
R. H. Lenny
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
/s/F. Cerminara
F. Cerminara
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
/s/ D. W. Tacka
D. W. Tacka
Vice President, Corporate Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
/s/ J. A. Boscia
J. A. Boscia
Director
/s/ R. H. Campbell
R. H. Campbell
Director
/s/ G. P. Coughlan
G. P. Coughlan
Director
/s/ H. Edelman
H. Edelman
Director
/s/ B. G. Hill
B. G. Hill
Director
/s/ J. C. Jamison
J. C. Jamison
Director
/s/ M. J. McDonald
M. J. McDonald
Director
/s/ M. J. Toulantis
M. J. Toulantis
Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number
Description
23
Independent Auditors'  Consent
24
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Amendment)