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
   Corporate Headquarters
   100 Crystal A Drive
   Hershey,       PA     17033
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Hershey Foods Corporation (HSY)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   ###-##-####
4. Statement for Month/Year
   April 1998
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

Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 04/06/98 M 2,500.0000 A $22.3750 D Common Stock 04/06/98 S 2,500.0000 D $75.3750 D Common Stock 04/06/98 M 2,500.0000 A $22.3750 D Common Stock 04/06/98 S 2,500.0000 D $75.2500 D Common Stock 04/20/98 G V 950.0000 D $74.9375 61,866.0000 D Common Stock 184.8260 I 401(k) Plan Common Stock 23,430.0000 I by Spouse Common Stock 04/20/98 G V 950.0000 A $74.9375 9,922.7036 I by Trusts (1) Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-Qualified Stock Option $22.3750 04/06/98 M 2,500.0000 01/05/02 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $22.3750 04/06/98 M 2,500.0000 01/05/02 (right to buy) Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-Qualified Stock Option 04/06/98 Common Stock 2,500.0000 D (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option 04/06/98 Common Stock 2,500.0000 6,000.0000 D (right to buy) Explanation of Responses: (1) These shares are held in trusts 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. - 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.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ Viviano Joseph P DATE 05/06/98