Hershey hire spins the wheels on M&A speculation

• The hiring by Hershey (HSY +1.3%) of an insider to the CEO slot is increasing talk that a sale of the company may still be explored.
• Dealreporter suggests that it could be Mondelez International (MDLZ +0.1%) that pulls the trigger.
• Mondelez seems to be perpeutally stuck in the M&A rumor mill as analysts try to connect the food sector (Kraft/3G/Buffett/PepsiCo/General Mills/Campbell Soup) dots.
• Previously: Digging into Kraft Heinz's M&A upside (Dec. 21)