How sweet it is to be in the candy industry these days.
In 2020, retail saw a rise in sales across seemingly every category, candy included, as people stayed at home and sheltered in place. A July 10, 2020 USAToday article noted that during the 17 weeks ending June 27, 2020, chocolate sales were up 6.3 percent over the same time period the year before, as Americans spent $3.7 billion on chocolate (milk chocolate being the favored flavor).