Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ESHLEMAN DENNIS N
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HERSHEY FOODS CORP [HSY] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Strategy & Innovation
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2004
(Street)

HERSHEY, PA 17033		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/30/2004   M   10,200 A $ 22.25 10,237.2318 D  
Common Stock 11/30/2004   S   10,200 D $ 51.95 37.2318 (1) D  
Common Stock               7,137.79 I 401(k) Plan
Common Stock               159.2869 I by Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (2) $ 22.25 11/30/2004   M     10,200 01/08/1999 01/07/2007 Common Stock 10,200 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ESHLEMAN DENNIS N
100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE
HERSHEY, PA 17033		       VP, Strategy & Innovation  

Signatures

 Eshleman Dennis N   12/02/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The total amount of securities reported as directly owned by the reporting person in Column 5 of Table I includes .3260 shares acquired on June 15, 2004 and September 15, 2004 pursuant to Hershey Foods' Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The total amount also includes the acquisition of 18.4529 additional shares as a result of a two-for-one stock split on June 15, 2004.
(2) These options are from an option grant previously reported as 5,100 options at an exercise price of $44.50. The option grant was adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split on June 15, 2004.
 
Remarks:
The total amount of securities reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person in Column 5 of Table I (401(k) Plan) includes 128.7300 shares acquired from May 1, 2004 through October 29, 2004 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 October 29, 2004 was $50.69.  The exact price of each share at the date of acquisition is not readily determinable.  The total amount also includes the acquisition of 3,508.8500 additional shares as a result of the two-for-one stock split on June 15, 2004.

The indirect holdings reported as held by the reporting person's spouse in Column 5 of Table I include 1.3945 shares acquired on June 15, 2004 and September 15, 2004 pursuant to Hershey Foods' Dividend Reinvestment Plan.  The total amount also includes the acquisition of 78.9462 additional shares as a result of the two-for-one stock split on June 15, 2004.

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