The Most-Hated Halloween Candy 🍬👻

There are a few Halloween traditions we can count on every year — kids in costumes, mini chocolate bars mysteriously disappearing before the 31st, and the collective sigh when someone hands out… licorice.

According to a new report, licorice has officially been crowned the most-hated Halloween candy, followed (of course) by candy corn.

🎃 The Least-Loved Treats

Consumer interest in licorice has dropped 13.6% this year — probably because the only people who truly like it are old enough to remember life before Wi-Fi.

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Candy corn isn’t far behind, falling 9.1% in popularity, which honestly feels generous.

Even marshmallow candies are down 9%, and caramel apples (the world’s stickiest dental hazard) have dropped nearly 7%.

🍫 What’s Getting Sweeter

On the flip side, some candies are having a major glow-up:

• Haribo gummies are up a whopping 48% in interest — we love a chewy icon.

• Baby Ruth bars (yes, the retro ones) climbed 42%.
  
  
• And Hershey’s Kisses saw a 37% boost — proving a little chocolate affection never goes out of style.
  

Meanwhile, matcha cookies have skyrocketed 139%, those are the cookies made with Green Tea- so they are green…

Also doing well this year are crunchy snacks like candy bark, brittle, and cereal clusters, up 11%. 

Basically, texture is trending.

They didn’t say which candy reigns supreme overall, but let’s be honest — it probably comes in an orange wrapper and rhymes with Pieces. 😉