The company said the weakness, which isn’t being seen across its business, might be because of warmer weather and a delay in buying with the holiday on a Friday this year. Halloween made up nearly 18% of annual US candy sales across the industry in 2024, second only to Christmas.
“The season did get off to a slow start,” new Chief Executive Officer Kirk Tanner said of Halloween on a call with analysts Thursday. Tanner, who was previously ...