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The Hershey Company
Corporate Headquarters
100 Crystal A Drive
P,O. Box 810
Hershey, P A 17033-0810 USA
August 23, 2010
To Our Valued Suppliers,
Please be advised that The Hershey Company ("Hershey") has partnered with CertFocus to
automate and streamline a very paper intensive and time consuming aspect of our business,
insurance certificate management Effective September " 2010, CertFocus will work directly with
you and/or your insurance agents to obtain, review and validate the insurance coverage you have in
place for services you provide Hershey complies with our requirements.
About CertFocus:
CertFocus is a nationally recognized provider 01 electronic insurance documentation and has
developed a web-based solution to track and maintain certificates 01 insurance. CertFocus will
provide:
. Yearly collection, processing and validation 01 certificates 01 insurance against contractual
obligations allowing your team to devote more lime to vital business needs;
. Evaluation of certificates insuring compliance with Hershey requirements;
. A single, centralized database lor all certificates accessible online 24/7; and
. Increased compliance of certificate of insurance to contractual terms resulting in fewer
uninsured-claims. -- -- -. H_
Benefits of the Hershey-CertFocus Partnership::
. Supplier insurance certificates can be submitted directly by your insurance broker via e-mail or
fax to Cert-Focus for entry into their web-based system - an environmentally friendly altemative
to mailing, receiving, monitoring and filing paper insurance certificates.
. Hershey will be notified of receipt and approval or rejection 01 your insurance certificate
instantaneously.
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What you need to do next?
. To ensure a smooth transition to CertFocus, we need all suppliers to insure that the certificate
holder section of the supplier's insurance certificate reflects:
o The Hershey Company
c/o CertFocus
P.O. Box 140528
Kansas City, MO 64114
. Kindly, submit your renewal certificates via e-mail or lax to:
o E-mail: cert@certfocus.com
o Fax: 877-237-8560
Your primary contact at CertFocus is Joyce Hinkle. Joyce can be reached at 877-576-2378 or
iovce(1j)certfocus.com. We encourage all suppliers to contact Joyce if you have any questions
regarding the certificate of insurance process. In addition, you may contact Hershey
representatives, Megan Marshall, Manager of Risk Management or Tim Leh, Sr. Strategic Sourcing
Manager. Megan's can be reached at 717-534-6652 or Meqan.Marshall(1j)hershevs.com. Tim can
be reached at 717-534-4368 or thleh(1j)hershevs.com.
We are pleased to have CertFocus participating in the growth and development of Hershey's Risk
Management program and are confident you will find them most eager to assist in any way possible
to provide value to our program.
Thank you lor your anticipated cooperation and use of this new program. We look forward to
continuing our business relationship with you through our CertFocus representatives.
Sincerely,
Timothy H. Leh, C.P.M.
The Hershey Company
Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager
(717) 534-4368
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