As cocoa prices continue to spike, shoppers see the jump-scare prices for chocolate candy at the grocery store this Halloween season. A streak of poor crop seasons has reduced the supply of the ...

But states that classify chocolate as “candy” differ. Those states may either exempt candy from the grocery tax exemption or add tax to candy. The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SST ...

Cocoa prices are soaring, causing companies to shift gears away from chocolate sweets this candy-centric season. Cocoa prices are soaring, causing companies to shift gears away from the sweets ...

What are we going to see more of this year? Peiser: Yeah. So, I spoke to some analysts who study commodities in the candy and chocolate space. And one really interesting thing they said was that ...

Your assortment of sugary treats on Halloween may look a bit different this year. The traditional mix of caramel, nougat and wafer-filled chocolaty mounds won’t dominate Halloween baskets this ...

Everybody knows it’s not Halloween without candy, but trick-or-treaters might find less chocolate filling their buckets this year. That’s because cocoa prices have more than doubled since the ...

Chocolate-loving trick-or-treaters may find themselves in a fright this year, as the houses they visit could be handing out fewer chocolate bars in favor of other confectioneries or snacks. Cocoa ...

like hard candy or candy corn, and chocolate past its expiration date: It’s unlikely that it’ll have an effect on your health. According to Richard W. Hartel, a professor of food engineering ...

The top sweet treats bought for the holiday include chocolate eggs or bunnies, jelly beans, candy-coated eggs and marshmallow candy. The most-loved and most-purchased category of candy around ...