Hershey beats holiday-quarter sales estimates

(Reuters) - Hershey Co beat quarterly revenue estimates on Thursday, boosted by price increases and steady demand for candy during the holiday season.

The Reese's Peanut Butter Cup maker's revenue rose 14% to $2.65 billion in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. Analysts on average had expected revenue of $2.58 billion, based on Refinitiv data.

(Reporting by Uday Sampath in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)