MILTON SNAVELY HERSHEY FOUND THE HERSHEY COMPANY IN 1894 WHEN HE WAS 14. HE HAD CREATED THE HERSHEY BAR.THE COMPANY MAKES $6 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. IN 1969 THEY MADE $334 MILLION DOLLARS AND IN 2004 THEY MADE $4.4 MILLION DOLLARS ACCORDING TO THE HERSHEY COMPANY WEBSITE.