China Herald: Mars

Shaun Rein

US chocolate maker Hershey currently has two percent of the China market, and is small compared to bigger players like Mars and Nestle. Business analyst Shaun Rein explains at the Wall Street Journal the China premium chocolate market is growing 20% per year, but domestic competition is making life tough. But Hershey wants a market share of 27% by 2017.

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