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Hershey Won't Be Able To Meet Halloween Candy Demand This Year

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Halloween could be extra scary for chocolate lovers. Hershey says it won't be able to make enough candy to fully meet the holiday demand this year.

The problem? People started buying more sweets during the pandemic and it hasn't slowed down. Not to mention ongoing supply-chain issues.

Hershey's CEO says they can either keep stores stocked with regular sweets or ramp up holiday production. Regular sweets won out.

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