Hershey Chocolate is expanding! The Hershey Company is expanding Kit Kat manufacturing at the UFCW Local 1776 represented facility in Hazleton, PA. The $60 million-dollar project will bring with it over 100 new Hershey employees once completed. A groundbreaking ceremony commemorating the expansion was held on Friday, March 9^th, 2018, where Todd Tillemans, President of Hershey’s U.S. business, was joined by UFCW Local 1776 President Wendell Young IV, Secretary-Treasurer Michele Kessler and other union representatives, as well as Hershey executives, leaders from the Hazleton plant, and local and state politicians. The project will add a new Kit Kat manufacturing line at the plant to accommodate the growing popularity of the candy bar, which Hershey expects to become its next billion-dollar brand.