The change follows weeks of complaints from a grandson of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup inventor and other vocal consumers.
Category: Candy
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Some Reese’s Treats Drop the Milk Chocolate. Mr. Reese Disapproves.
With cocoa prices high, Hershey’s has changed some of its candy recipes. The grandson of the man who invented of the original Peanut Butter Cup said he was “embarrassed.”
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How Cotton Candy Won Over the Adults
Long associated with childhood and county fairs, the food has found its place among a new generation of experimental chefs.
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The Frankenpastry Lives!
Surrounded by a wealth of global cuisines, New York bakers are dreaming up ever-wilder confectionary combinations.
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Candy Companies Are Quietly Cutting Down on Cocoa to Save Money
As climate change has helped push cocoa prices higher, companies are changing candy recipes in subtle ways.
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2025 Halloween Candy Trends
This year’s Halloween candy sales suggest that Americans are feeling divided, strapped and in need of a (mild) surprise or two.
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WK Kellogg To be Bought for $3.1 Billion by Italy’s Ferrero
The $3.1 billion acquisition would combine Ferrero, which makes Tic Tacs and Nutella, with the producer of Frosted Flakes and Froot Loops.
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RFK Jr.’s Battle Against Food Dyes Hits a Roadblock: M&M’s
The health secretary has used peer pressure to persuade food makers to nix synthetic dyes. The candy industry is holding out, arguing American consumers like bright sweets.
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A Kentucky Boy Mistakenly Orders Almost 70,000 Dum-Dums Lollipops
Holly LaFavers said she was eventually refunded $4,200 for her 8-year-old son’s order of Dum-Dums candy.
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How My Trip to Quit Sugar Quickly Became a Journey Into Hell
For my whole life, I’ve been a hard-core sweets junkie. Could a spa help me quit in a week?