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IRI: Halloween candy sales pick up after slow start to distribution

IRI’s Dan Sadler shares projections for 2022 Halloween season.

October 19, 2022

IRI's Dan Sadler recently spoke to Candy Industry about projections for the 2022 Halloween season and what the research firm expects heading into the holidays.

State of the Candy Industry 2021: Hard candy sales shrink through COVID-19 pandemic

Category generates $539M, down nearly $50M from 2019.

Alyse Thompson

July 16, 2021

With retailers turning away from bulk bins and office-goers not filling their candy dishes as often, hard candy sales have sagged throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Numerator’s new Sweet Treat Tracker shows candy sales grew 3 percent in 2020

The new online tracker is updated every other week, monitors sweet categories such as bakery, candy and snack cakes.

Crystal Lindell

March 1, 2021

The tracker also shows that when looking at year-to-date sales for 2021, the candy category has seen further growth of 9 percent, compared to the same period in 2020.