As the fast-food chain seeks a permanent replacement for departing CEO Kirk Tanner, one analyst suggests that new leadership will have its work cut out.

The Hershey Company on Tuesday said that it has hired Kirk Tanner as its new CEO to replace the retiring Michele Buck, with Tanner leaving fast food giant Wendy's, where he was CEO for just over a year,

Kirk Tanner joins the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups maker as it navigates higher tariff-related costs and still-high cocoa prices amid growing uncertainty around consumer spending.