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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList_2118f302-ebc8-440b-b962-cb450a86fe17_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Finance lease obligations, extensible enumeration</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Other Assets, Noncurrent</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedTrademarksGross" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedTrademarksGross"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LeasesAbstract_fb53537b-b14b-4070-b1d4-c7f290d245ec_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LeasesAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Leases [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LeasesAbstract_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LeasesAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Leases [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LeasesAbstract" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_LeasesAbstract"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Corporate Bond Securities [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FIFOInventoryAmount" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_FIFOInventoryAmount"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_hsy_DiversifiedcreditMember_bde6e3cb-de20-4eb3-bce7-309ea699c70d_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_hsy_DiversifiedcreditMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Diversified credit</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerPolicyTextBlock_f8702e73-f450-40a0-8fea-afc0950aeb06_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerPolicyTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Revenue Recognition</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_InventoryNet_36e83520-52c3-4ff6-a9dc-c3720bebd24b_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_InventoryNet" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Inventories</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_StatementLineItems" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Statement [Line Items]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_GrossProfit_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_GrossProfit" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Gross Profit</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit)</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability_8dc46944-3ded-4466-814d-332e81208785_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Net Asset (Liability)</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Net Asset (Liability)</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Customer Concentration Risk [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent_daa42e12-9526-495d-8256-02072282513a_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pension</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Assets for Plan Benefits, Defined Benefit Plan</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2024/elts/us-gaap-2024.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_b02aaabb-bdfa-4c6f-b824-ef8ea0432021_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_796bc75c-0d2a-4bf1-ac5c-8658d6f81eae_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Geographical [Domain]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CustomerRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CustomerRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Customer-Related Intangible Assets [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_hsy_CommonStockVotingPercentage_c2a8860b-20e0-48d2-aed7-a63360ef2ce4_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_hsy_CommonStockVotingPercentage" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Common stock, voting percentage</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember_04db26bb-8a4b-4db7-bc59-8d0fa0100358_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Cash and cash equivalents</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Goodwill [Table]</link:label>
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