See’s Candies is launching two new individually wrapped candies for the upcoming Halloween season, which is slated to be impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Mintel’s latest research, 55 percent of U.S. adults over 18 are still limiting the time they spend in store.

Consumers are baking at home more, but they’re also reaching for fewer mints during the coronavirus pandemic.

Anyone who wants to start an ecommerce business devoted to candy may find plenty of customers looking for sweetness amid all the bitterness. However, they need to be smart with how they adapt to the present and the future while building their store.

Tara Bosch, founder of SmartSweets, talks about the launch of Sweet Chews with Candy Industry Managing Editor Alyse Thompson.

“There were weeks there, we were getting calls from buyers just in tears. It was just a dire situation. As a candy company, the weight of that, it was very humbling. We were supplying something that was saving people’s lives," said Michael Moss, CEO of the Sweet Shop.

Consumers are looking to create moments of indulgence at home, order more groceries online, and buy more healthy products amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The big questions on everyone’s mind are "When will things go back to normal? When will we be walking the show floors again? How much longer will this all last?"

Overall, Hershey’s first quarter performance was relatively in line with expectations, with a modest impact from COVID-19. However, international sales did fall.

We have come to realize just how incredibly dependent we are on the frontline (and often low-pay) employees we take for granted. It turns out it’s the factory workers, the delivery truck drivers and the grocery store clerks who truly make this country run.