The deadline to submit Hershey Industry Performance Analysis Survey (HIPA Survey) has been extended to May 22, 2009.  Please don’t miss this opportunity to receive the HIPA Report, a financial and operating profile of the entire industry; Profit Improvement Profile, an individualized report comparing your firm to groups of similar companies in the industry; and Profit Toolkit Online, an Excel-based application that covers a different aspect of financial planning each year.  

Only those distributors participating in the survey will receive these reports.  If you need a copy of the survey, please contact Kathy at kathyt@awmanet.org.  There are four sections of the survey:  General Information, Statistical Information, Balance Sheet (you can attach your latest fiscal year-end balance sheet for this part), and Income Statement (you can attach your detailed income statement for this part).  There are many distributors that complete the survey year after year which indicates that the information received is well worth the time it takes to complete the survey.  If you haven’t turned in your survey yet, there is still time!