GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (RFD-TV) — Candy manufacturers are finding new ways to keep prices down this Halloween as ingredient costs keep rising.
CoBank food analyst Billy Roberts says higher costs are changing what consumers may find on store shelves this season.
“What we’re seeing with some of these inclusions and some of the reformulations; smaller package sizes are where chocolate brands are seeking to offset some of those price shocks consumers have experienced over the past three or four seasons of Halloween and Christmas.”
With candy prices up about 70 percent over the past five years, Roberts says shoppers may see fewer full-size candy bars this Halloween.
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