Halloween Deals: Booritos and Beyond
If getting free candy just for dressing up isn't a good enough deal for you, here are a few other Halloween deals that may strike your fancy.
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Candy Corn's Growth: How It's Survived As Chocolate Melts
The most tempting, succulent confection of the season might be candy corn. The tri-colored pyramids epitomize autumn and Halloween, and 35 million pounds -- or about 9 billion pieces -- of candy corn will be produced this year, says the National Confectioners Association. Not too shabby for the confection started in the 1880s by George Renninger, a humble employee of the Wunderlee Candy Company.
Cash-Strapped Farmers Feed Candy to Cows
Cattle farmers struggling with record corn prices are feeding their cows chocolate bars, gummy worms, ice cream sprinkles, marshmallows, bits of hard candy and even powdered hot chocolate mix.
Nine Valentine's Day Stocks to Sweeten Your Portfolio
Spending for the lovers' holiday this year is expected to climb 5.8% over 2009, and that spells opportunity for investors. Here are some greeting card, candy, jewelry, flower and restaurant stocks that could get a lift from sweethearts looking for that special something.
Young People's Favorite Brands: M&Ms, Google, Reese's
In the eyes of 8- to 24-year-old consumers, M&Ms are cooler than Google. That's according to a new poll by Harris Interactive, which found that sugary snacks made up four of that age group's top 10 favorite brands.
Halloween 2010: More Treat Than Trick
Halloween spending is expected to grow 3.9% in 2010 to $6.2 billion, a rebound from a disappointing 2009. Given the scary economy, laughing at the ghouls and goblins of Halloween is a good way to blow off steam.
This Hedge Fund Sure Has a Sweet Tooth for the Cocoa Market
Armajaro Holdings just bought roughly 7% of the global supply of the beans that make chocolate. That's virtually all the cocoa warehoused in Europe: 240,000 tons, valued at close $1 billion. That could push cocoa prices even higher.
'Chocolate Bonds' Offer a Uniquely Tasty Dividend
It's the sweetest investment opportunity going: British confectioner Hotel Chocolat will sell 5 million pounds worth of promissory notes that pay their dividends in chocolate.
Hershey Is Finally Ready to Bid for Cadbury
After weeks of sitting on the sidelines while Cadbury played cat-and-mouse with Kraft Foods, Hershey is finally ready to make a bid for the U.K.-based chocolate maker. Sources close to the Hershey board say that the company will bid $17.9 billion for Cadbury.
Colorful Legacy of the Man Who Popularized Pez
Curtis Allina, the man whose fanciful packaging changed the face of Pez candy dispensers, leaves behind a creation so popular that it has its own category on eBay. There are more than 2,500 listings on the auction site for Pez dispensers.
