A chocolate bar by Mars, Incorporated—a nougat, caramel, and peanut center enrobed in milk chocolate.
Halloween candy sales have fallen 6.7% in the month ending Oct. 17, while small bag purchases rise. Costs from cocoa to fuel are pressuring budgets, with non-chocolate candy prices up modestly and shoppers adjusting trips to stores. Analysts say Halloween will remain soft but not doomed.