Halloween ‘shrinkflation’: How candy companies are adapting amid a cocoa crunch

With Halloween just days away, trick-or-treaters in Canada should expect to receive more non-chocolate candies or smaller chocolate treats as high cocoa prices continue to spook candy makers. The shift to gummies, licorice and flavoured crèmes comes as chocolate makers face shrinking margins and slowing sales. Global’s Touria Izri explains.

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