A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How Hershey's Gets Ready for Halloween

Today is the Super Bowl of candy sales for the 123-year-old confectioner

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Though Halloween dates back to the 10th century Celtic festival of Samhain, or “summer’s end,” the earliest mention of trick-or-treating dates to 1927, when a Canadian newspaper spoke of “youthful tormentors” at the door “demanding edible plunder.” And, nearly a century later, they still are.

This year, according to Prosper Insights and Analytics, Americans will hand out $2.7 billion worth of candy to the little ghouls who come knocking, and candy sales are forecast to be up by 5.5

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