UPDATE 1-Hershey's quarterly profit beats on new chocolate launches
April 26, 2017 at 07:58 AM EDT
April 26 (Reuters) - Hershey Co, the maker of Hershey's Kisses and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit for the eighth straight quarter, helped by higher demand for its newly launched products and cost-cutting programs.