Introduction Based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the Hershey Company is the leading producer and distributer of superior chocolate candies in America. Despite the age of technology that has reshaped the means and speed of manufacturing processes, there is an increased need for companies to embrace socially responsible production methods. This situation has exposed the company to various external challenges that have highly determined the accomplishment of performance goals. This essay provides an insight into the challenges faced by the company in the global business environment. The Nature, Structure, and Types of Hershey Company’s Products and Services Hershey Company offers a broad category of chocolate and/or candy-based merchandise that ranges from confectionery to grocery products. The company manufactures a wide-ranging assortment of chocolate-based products that include the Hershey’s chocolate bars, Hershey’s Symphony, Hershey’s Extra Dark, Almond Joy, 100 Calorie Bar, Mounds, Hershey’s Drops, Hershey’s Bliss, Whoppers, Hershey’s Miniatures, and Hershey’s Pot of Gold among other products. Each of the aforementioned broad categories has several subclass products that the company produces to meet special requirements in the market. In addition, Hershey Company has authorization to merchandise Kit Kat and Cadbury chocolate products. Furthermore, the company markets non-chocolate products that include Breath Mints, Bubble Yum, PayDay Candy bar, Twizlers, Ice Breakers, and Jolly Rancher among other candies. Griffin (2010) reveals that the company considers workforce diversity, corporate governance, and decision-making ethical issues that are critical for the realization of its goals and objectives. The company’s commitment to workforce diversity is revealed in its vision of “Great People Building Great Brands”. The company derives the quality of its merchandise from superior talents, ideas, and experience from culturally diverse workforce. Sequentially, the company strives to provide an all-inclusive work environment in an attempt to promote the activities of its diverse workforce. Secondly, due to the inevitability of corporate governance, the company has prioritized compliance with issues pertaining to corporate governance to pave way for the accomplishment of organizational goals. Finally, Kash (2012) unveils how the company places a high value on its decision-making process by encouraging integrity and reliability in an attempt to curtail conflicts of interest amongst employees. Comparison of Hershey Company with Cadbury Schweppes and Mars-Wrigley Valentine (2014) reveals that Cadbury Schweppes puts a high value on diversity. The company promotes diversity at the workplace by establishing foreign branches and/or encouraging people from different parts of the globe to apply for any available suitable vacancies. Valentine (2014) confirms that Cadbury Schweppes offers equal employment opportunities for prospective employees without diversity discrimination. In comparison, Mars-Wrigley, which is the largest confectionery in the world, has a heightened compassion for diversity and inclusion. Weiss (2014) posits that the company’s workforce comprises people from different backgrounds. Cadbury Schweppes’ commitment to corporate governance has made the company outshine the anticipations of the stak