Downright Scary Prices for Halloween Candy Compared to Last Year
KENS 5 San Antonio
With Halloween days away, KENS 5 asked why the candy aisle costs so much more than last year. Jay explained shrinkflation in plain numbers: the same package, at the same price, with less candy inside.
“There’s this thing called Shrinkflation actually happening this year in Halloween candy, which essentially means that, let’s say a 40-ounce package that was priced at whatever it was priced at, has now shrunk down to about 35 ounces.”
KENS 5 reported that Jay sees the price increase as three-fold: cocoa, aluminum tariffs and diesel.
“Cocoa is one of those. Cocoa is purchased by the ton. You’ve got tariffs on aluminum. And, then last but not least, is going to be the price of diesel, the transportation costs and the manufacturing.”
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Broadcast October 28, 2026. The video plays from KENS 5’s own YouTube channel. Quotes are as published in the KENS 5 article. Read the story on KENS 5 →