UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
    Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported

[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
   Campbell            Robert H.
   Sunoco, Inc.                            
   Ten Penn Center                         
   1801 Market Street                      
   Philadelphia, PA  19103-1699
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 December 31, 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X]
   Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify
   below)


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 Amount D Price End of Year I - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 12/31/98 J 14.2605 A $0.0000 (1) 1,055.6705 D 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 A D Exercisable Expiration - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock Equivalents(2) 12/15/98 (3) J 1,020.1020 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 Year - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock Equivalents (2) 12/15/98 Common Stock 1,020.1020 (4) 3,471.2980 D (3) Explanation of Responses: (1) These shares were acquired from January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998 pursuant to a Hershey Foods Dividend Reinvestment plan. Shares were purchased quarterly at prices ranging from $63.0625 to $70.9375. (2) These units were acquired as dividends reinvested on units previously deferred under the Director's Compensation Plan, and new deferrals of 1998 director's fees; 37.183 units were reinvested dividends and 982.919 units were deferral of 1998 director's fees. (3) Reinvested dividends were acquired on 3/13/98, 6/15/98, 9/15/98 and 12/15/98; 1998 deferred director's fees were credited on 5/1/98 and 12/15/98. (4) Units were acquired at various times throughout the year as noted in Footnote 3. These prices range from $63.0625 to $70.9375.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ Campbell, Robert H. DATE 02/12/1999