Halloween 2014

Candy Preparation

Trick or Treat!

As Halloween approaches, loads of candy are appearing in stores, everywhere. The Halloween holiday is the most important day for the chocolate businesses due to the amount of chocolate purchased during the season. According to the National Concetioners Association, over 72% of candy spent last Halloween was comprised of chocolate. More than $12.6 billion was spent purchasing chocolate in the United States. As this percentage continues to rise each year, it is important to stay up-to-date with the latest and most popular candy. Here are the Top 10 chocolate brands last year, according to a 24/7 Wall St. review:

  1. Reese's
  2. M&M's
  3. Snickers
  4. Hershey's
  5. Kit Kat
  1. Twix
  2. 3 Musketeers
  3. Milky Way
  4. Hershey's Cookies 'N' Creme
  5. Almond Joy