Sherry Taylor

Q: A recent survey found that 25% of people say this has changed since they were a kid?

A: their favorite kind of candy

 

 

 

The National Confectioners Association just released the results of a new survey about adults and Halloween candy.  Here are the four things they found . . .

  1. 72% of parents eat some of their kids’ Halloween candy, and about one-third of them do it secretly.
  1. 85% of people like the small Halloween candy sizes more than full candy bars.
  1. More than two-thirds of adults say their favorite kind of Halloween candy is chocolate.  Candy corn is second . . . and chewy candies and gummy candies tied for third.
  1. And finally, 25% of people say their favorite kind of candy has changed since they were a kid.

(Multivu)

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