November 24, 2020 3:20 a.m. Wed., April 1, 2020 12:01 a.m. | Wednesday, April 1, 2020 12:01 a.m. Tribune-Review file Bags of packaged chocolate eggs seen ready for Easter sales at Betsy Ann Chocolates in West View in 2013. Since March 15, data from the National Confectioners Association show that U.S. candy sales are up 4.3%. According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween shoppers plan to spend $2.6 billion on candy in 2019—a whopper of a number. Chocolate is one of the most popular and widely consumed products in the world, with North American countries devouring the lion's share, followed by Europe. There will be regional differences across the country in the way that people choose to celebrate the Halloween season throughout the month of October. FREE M&M's Minis Milk Chocolate Baking Bits Candy: 11-Ounce Bag with $99+ purchase. Jul 20, 2020. For the latest four weeks ending September 6 versus the same period in 2019, total Halloween chocolate and candy sales are up 13% – growth that is driven by Halloween chocolate, which is up 25.3%. Unit sales also fell by 7.3 percent to just over 365 million. Zolli Candy’s Zollipops, sweetened with xylitol, erythritol and stevia instead of sugar, saw the greatest increase among the sugar-free hard candies, with sales growing 67.9 percent to reach $1.9 million in the year ending June 14. Browse the vast selections of over 6,000 fresh candies ready to ship right to your door! We are on BFM - The Business Station. Although many foods are appealing, and even perceived as natural, in spite of containing synthetic additives, consumer increasingly prefer food products which are fully natural. document.write('