BRYAN, Ohio - Each year, hundreds of millions of heart-shaped sugar candies with printed messages like "Be Mine" and "Kiss Me" are given to sweethearts by their admirers for Valentine’s Day. The ...

During the Christmas season, the candy cane industry sees an enormous spike in sales. In 2023, confectionery sales during the holiday season reached close to $7 billion, Carly Schildhaus, director of ...

NEW YORK - Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight? The great Halloween debate over candy corn is on. In the pantheon of high-emotion candy, the classic shiny tricolor kernels in ...

MACON, Ga. — Every night on Oct. 31, families and kids leave the house for one purpose: to dress in costumes and receive candy from neighbors, events, and friends. But what led to this quest for candy ...

Author and podcast host Aaron Mahnke breaks down the history behind trick-or-treating and a famous candy that might show up in your boo buckets this Halloween Aaron Mahnke, is the author of 'Cabinet ...

In 1981, after an 8-year run, the braided caramel 8-inch candy bar was retired, and it remains one of the most requested discontinued candy bars of all time. Mars Inc. launched this distinctive treat ...