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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000047111-05-000083
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050215
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050217
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050217

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HERSHEY FOODS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000047111
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SUGAR & CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS [2060]
		IRS NUMBER:				230691590
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 810-EXTERNAL RPTG & COMPLIANCE
		CITY:			HERSHEY
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17033-0810
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7175346799

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 810-EXTERNAL RPTG & COMPLIANCE
		STREET 2:		100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE
		CITY:			HERSHEY
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17033-0810

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HERSHEY CHOCOLATE CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19680401

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DAVIS GEORGE F
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001131665
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SUGAR & CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS [2060]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00183
		FILM NUMBER:		05623390

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CRYSTAL A DR
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 810
		CITY:			HERSHEY
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17033-0810
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7175346799

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 810
		STREET 2:		100 CRYSTAL A DIRVE
		CITY:			HERSHEY
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17033-0810
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        <footnote id="F1">Settlement of Performance Stock Units (&quot;PSUs&quot;) granted on January 22, 2002, pursuant to the Hershey Foods Corporation Key Employee Incentive Plan. Settlement involved the deferral of the entire award, net of certain mandatory tax withholdings (597 shares), under the Corporation's Deferred Compensation Plan.  Each deferred PSU is deemed equivalent in value to one share of the Corporation's Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reporting person has elected to have these units paid out at retirement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The total amount includes the acquisition of 1,076.0000 additional Deferred Performance Share Units as a result of the two-for-one stock split on June 15, 2004.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Options vest according to the following schedule:  25% vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, an additional 25% vest on the second anniversary of the grant date, an additional 25% vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, and the options become fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>The total amount of securities reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person in Column 5 of Table I (401(k) Plan) includes 118.3000 shares acquired from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004; and 11.8000 shares acquired from January 1, 2005 through January 31, 2005 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 December 31, 2004 was $55.54 and the closing price on January 31, 2005 was $58.49.  The exact price of each share at the date of acquisition is not readily determinable.  The total amount also includes the acquisition of 254.4900 additional shares as a result of the two-for-one stock split on June 15, 2004.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>George F Davis</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-02-16</signatureDate>
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