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As food prices continue to rise, many food companies are shrinking packages instead of raising item prices. But don't be fooled: You're definitely paying more for less.

Hershey's is introducing a new chocolate product called Hershey's Drops by giving away free chocolate samples -- 1,200 total will be doled out randomly at the pace of 80 bags per day. One grand prize winner will receive 52 bags of Hershey's drops. The new candy isn't for sale until December, so if...

The Milton Hershey School ad during the Oscars on Sunday night melted the heart faster than Hershey's "Great American Chocolate Bar" campaign. Underprivileged students enthused how how their lives were changed by the Hershey-subsidized Pre-K-to-12 boarding school, which had operated under the...

Shareholders in British candy maker Cadbury are looking for a fat increase in the hostile takeover bid by Kraft Foods (KFT), as Kraft faces a Tuesday deadline for changes to its bid. Cadbury shares moved above 800 pence in Monday trading in the United Kingdom, indicating the market was looking for...

Walk into almost any store this month, and you'll be hit with a wash of pink products -- pink clogs, pink vegetable peelers, pink cleaning products, even pink food -- sold in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Consumers, feeling as if they're participating in the effort to find a cure for...

While the recession has sent sales of most luxury items into a sharp tailspin, many upscale foods are transforming the downturn in consumer spending into an opportunity to increase market share. For purveyors of mid-market chocolate, tea, and wine, the consumer move from big spending to more...

Taking a page from Willy Wonka's book, Cadbury (CBY) has created the world's most expensive candy bar. No, it isn't sprinkled with truffles, filled with caviar, or made from shade-grown, free-market, fair-trade, hand-sourced cocoa beans. Actually, it's actually a fairly normal Wispa Gold bar. So...

Welcome to Five Super Savings brought to you by Deal Seeking Mom. Each week I bring you the best grocery and health and beauty bargains around town.Target is one of my favorite stores to shop at because it always has great clearance deals, but beyond that it also offers store coupons that you can...

Valentine's Day is a long three months away, but what would you rather have: the American classic Hershey's Kiss or the Swedish treat, a Lindt chocolate truffle? For my money, I'd rather have a chocolate truffle. But if price is an issue, then a Hershey's Kiss chocolate will still satisfy my sweet...

I love to eat, but I hate to eat poison. As obvious as that statement may be, it has completely changed my life over the last few years. Because of it, I have found myself obsessively reading labels, researching bizarre ingredients, and generally transforming food shopping into a hellish odyssey of...