L-r) Actresses Patricia Arquette, Lindsay Lohan and Amy Sedaris join Reese's latest crossover campaign with Oreo, with star power backing Hershey as it delivers key results. Pic: HersheyThe Hershey group has unveiled its half-year results, which have shown improved fortunes driven, with second quarter net sales at $2.78 billion, up 6.6% driven by salty snacks segments and price rises, reports Neill Barston. While such top-line figures appeared considerably encouraging for the business, its results revealed underlying issues remained, as its sales volumes dipped by 8 points. Kirk Tanner, The Hershey Company President and Chief Executive Officer welcomed the results. He said: “We delivered a strong first half, with reported net sales up 8.7%, organic net sales up 5.8% and meaningful earnings recovery.