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POWER OF ATTORNEY


	KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that the
undersigned, hereby constitutes and appoints Burton H. Snyder, Bonnie S.
Martin and Steven J. Holsinger and each her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned
Forms 3, 4 and 5 relating to transactions in securities of Hershey Foods
Corporation in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

	(2)	execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned Form 144 relating to transactions in securities of Hershey
Foods Corporation in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933
and the rules thereunder;

	(3)	do and perform any and all acts for and
on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete the execution of any such Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 and the timely
filing of such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any other authority; and

	(4)	take any other action of
any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or
legally required of, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by each such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as each such attorney-in-fact may
approve in his/her discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each
such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, each in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 144
of the Securities Act of 1933.

	This power of attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until such time as the undersigned terminates it in
writing.




  September 19, 2002          		Bonnie G. Hill


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