US Candy Companies Sideline Pricey Halloween Chocolates for Gummies, Licorice, Flavored Crèmes By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trick-or-treaters hoping to collect handfuls of chocolate ...

Candy companies shift to cheaper gummies, licorice due to high cocoa costs; Hershey's new non-chocolate products include Jolly Rancher Ropes and Shaq-a-Licious gummies ...

U.S. confectionery companies are stocking store shelves with fewer Halloween chocolates and doubling down instead on cheaper gummies and licorice such as Mondelez's Sour Patch Kids and Hershey's ...

Candy makers, spooked by cocoa prices, go gummy for Halloween. Candy companies are producing more gummy and chewy treats, saving money and appealing to the tastes of younger consumers.