Hershey’s pivot away from sweet candy is pulling in new profits

Hershey’s salty snacks, like SkinnyPop, led the way in the second quarter, with North American sales soaring 23 percent, while its candy division grew 4.2 percent - (Hershey)

Being salty has never been sweeter for Hershey.

The snacks company had a stronger-than-expected second financial quarter, thanks largely to booming sales of its salty snack brands like Dot's Pretzels and SkinnyPop popcorn, showing it is finding success beyond the Hershey bars and Kisses that made it a household name.