Cocoa prices are soaring, causing companies to shift gears away from the sweets this candy-centric season. leekris – stock.adobe.com “We’re going to see a lot of new creations — Halloween ...

"Cocoa isn't exempt from issues affecting manufacturers and tariffs because we don't grow any cocoa domestically," Baker said ...

The cost of candy for this year's Halloween has soared roughly 13% from October 2022 — more than twice the amount of inflation for other groceries, according to new data.

PORTSMOUTH — The tiny, mid-20th century “candy cottage” property in the city’s South End is back up for sale at $699,000, a sharp price drop from its former $2 million asking price in 2019 ...

Esther Price Candies started preparing for Valentine’s Day right after Christmas by putting assorted chocolates in heart-shaped boxes. The heart-shaped boxes were purchased six to seven months ...

Reuse, reduce, and recycle: How Enstrom Candies turned its trash into treasure . 1600 pounds of Enstrom's plastic waste is being turned into asphalt mix. By (Bella Demosthenous) ...

While individual candy bars may be spared because it’s harder to hide from consumers, variety packs could go down in weight but cost the same as previous years. Meanwhile, prices will continue ...

O’Shea’s Candies in Johnstown also stated that commodity prices have driven cocoa prices higher this year, but they also refuse to lower their quality of chocolate.

Esther Price Fine Chocolates has been sweetening the Miami Valley for almost 100 years, navigating everything from historical sugar rations to modern cocoa bean price spikes.

Esther Price Fine Chocolates was founded by its namesake in 1926. The longtime candymaker first worked out of her kitchen and sold to coworkers and neighbors. As the business grew, she built a factory ...

In addition to dark chocolate, Esther Price has introduced a hot chocolate mix. A study by the National Institutes of Health found that the flavonols in hot chocolate can help reduce heart rhythm ...

“Today, those nuts allow us to lower the cost of our chocolate bar.” The price of raw cocoa, chocolate’s key ingredient, has surged by 200% over the past year, according to Adobe Analytics ...