SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TACKA DAVID W (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE (Street) HERSHEY PA 17033 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HERSHEY FOODS CORP [ HSY ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) VP, CAO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/28/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	04/28/2004		M		3,650	A	$44.5	4,246.843	D
Common Stock	04/28/2004		S		3,650	D	$89.15	596.843	D
Common Stock	04/28/2004		M		900	A	$44.5	1,496.843	D
Common Stock	04/28/2004		S		900	D	$88.86	596.843	D
Common Stock	04/28/2004		M		1,200	A	$44.5	1,796.843	D
Common Stock(1)	04/28/2004		S		1,200	D	$88.85	596.843	D
Common Stock								3,501.73	I	401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$44.5	04/28/2004		M			3,650	01/07/1999	01/07/2007	Common Stock	3,650	$0	2,100	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$44.5	04/28/2004		M			900	01/07/1999	01/07/2007	Common Stock	900	$0	1,200	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$44.5	04/28/2004		M			1,200	01/07/1999	01/07/2007	Common Stock	1,200	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The total amount of securities reported as directly owned by the reporting person in Column 5 of Table I includes 2.7627 shares acquired on March 15, 2004 pursuant to a Hershey Foods Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

Remarks:

The total amount of securities reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person in Column 5 of Table I (401(k) Plan) includes 48.21 shares acquired from January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004 pursuant to the Hershey Foods Corporation Employee Savings Stock Investment and Ownership Plan (ESSIOP). These shares were acquired at various intervals, and the closing price on March 31, 2004 was $82.85. The exact price of each share at the date of acquisition is not readily determinable.

	Tacka David W.	04/29/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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