During the Christmas season, the candy cane industry sees an enormous spike in sales. In 2023, confectionery sales during the holiday season reached close to $7 billion, Carly Schildhaus, director of ...

While their blobby shapes and bright colors are easily recognizable, their backstory might not be so familiar.

Unwrap the sweet story behind the origin of candy canes, from their simple start to their rise as a holiday symbol shaped by tradition, legend and a dash of creativity Of all the sweet treats we ...

BRYAN, Ohio - Each year, hundreds of millions of heart-shaped sugar candies with printed messages like "Be Mine" and "Kiss Me" are given to sweethearts by their admirers for Valentine’s Day. The ...

If you ask Buddy the Elf, candy canes are one of the four major food groups. And there's no denying they're an iconic holiday treat! Legend has it that it all started with a group of boisterous ...

How a scrappy Brooklyn outfit and a galactic hero took over the candy aisle in the mid-seventies.

Maybe you’ve heard the urban legend that all the candy corn in the world was made in one single year. It was so bad that it was just thrown in the trash, and then some sort of candy agency would ...