Reports from a variety of sources confirm that Mondelez—the owner and maker of Oreo and Cadbury—approached the Hershey Company about an acquisition.

Snack-food giant Mondelez International Inc.’s potential takeover of chocolate maker Hershey Co. would rank as the year’s top ...

Mondelez is exploring an acquisition of iconic chocolate maker Hershey, in a potential deal that would create a food giant ...

A takeover would top the value of the year’s biggest deal: snack maker Mars Inc.’s agreement to buy Kellanova for nearly $36 ...

Mondelez International’s latest overture to Hershey underscores the challenges posed by high cocoa prices and penny-pinching consumers, which could make the company more open to a deal.