The gross profit percentages for Hershey Company and Tootsie Roll for the period 2004-2008 are provided in Exhibit 6.6 Hershey’s gross profit percentage decreased from 39.5 percent in 2004 to 33.0 percent in 2007; then it rose to 34.2 percent in 2008 Tootsie Roll’s gross profit has declined steadily by over 9 percent during the 2004-2008 five-year period. These results that the costs to produce the company’s products have risen significantly.