I can't find that Hershey uses much vertical integration. From 1918 to 1946, they had sugar operations in Cuba. They did add some backward integration with the purchase of the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation in December 2004. Their forward integration seems to end at the Hershey store located in Hershey, PA.
In February 2007, Hershey announced plans to cut 1,500 jobs by moving some of their operations to Mexico and outsourcing the production of their block chocolate bars to Barry Callebaut (notes as the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products). The block chocolate is the main ingredient in many of Hershey's products. Side note: In February 2009, Barry Callebaut sold 100% of its consumer company in Asia, Van Houten Singapore, to Hershey. They retained ownership of the Van Houten Brand but granted Hershey a perpetual, exclusive license of the brand name and related trademarks in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Australia/New Zealand for consumer products.
Other than the creation of manufacturing facilities in Mexico, I find no other information indicating Hershey is outsourcing. With outsourcing becoming such a commonly used competitive strategy, I think their lack of outsourcing could be a contributing factor to their weaknesses in the global market.
http://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsViews/07-05-02-1.php?cid=1041&ctype=content
http://foodbizdaily.com/articles/27841-hershey-to-buy-van-houten-singapore-consumer-business.aspx
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