The Hershey Company names Mitchell Arends as chief supply chain officer.
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The Hershey Company names Mitchell Arends as chief supply chain officer. Arends, who most recently served as executive vice president and chief integrated supply chain officer of UTZ Brands, will step into the role of chief supply chain officer of The Hershey Company following the retirement Jason Reiman. Published June 02, 2026 HERSHEY, Pa. - The Hershey Company announced that Mitchell Arends has been named chief supply chain officer, effective June 22. Arends succeeds Jason Reiman, who is retiring after a 30-year career with the company. Reiman will remain with the company through April 2027 to ensure a thorough and structured leadership transition. Arends brings more than 25 years of end-to-end supply chain leadership in consumer-packaged goods. He joins Hershey from UTZ Brands, where he served as executive vice president, principal operating officer, and chief integrated supply chain officer, with full operational accountability for a $1.5 billion business spanning supply chain, R&D, transformation and direct store delivery (DSD) operations, Hershey said. Prior to UTZ, Arends served as chief supply chain officer of North America at Kraft Heinz, responsible for a $22 billion supply chain across manufacturing, logistics, planning and procurement. "Mitch is a proven transformational leader with the end-to-end mindset, track record, and people-first approach that will...
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