FOOD NEWS: Hershey's Shares Halloween Candy Lineup

Hershey's Shares Halloween Candy Lineup

Halloween is approaching fast and Hershey’s has announced their spooky season candy lineup for 2023. Here are some of the new and returning items that are being offered. 

• Reese’s Skeletons – these feature the ingredients of Reese’s Peanut Butter cups in the shape of skeletons and are great for trick-or-treaters. They are available for a limited time along with snack-sized pumpkins. 
• Hershey’s Harry Potter Milk Chocolate KISSES – a new item featuring foils of the different Hogwarts houses packaged in 9.5 oz bags and available for a limited time. 
• Harry Potter Milk Chocolate Bars – another new item with 12 Harry Potter bars that feature different scenes and items from the Harry Potter movies. The bars are sold individually or in a pack of six and also are available for a limited time only. 
• Chocolate Payday Bars – a new item available in snack sizes in a 10.64 oz bag with a 60 count of Reese’s, Haribo, Twizzlers, Kit-Kat bars, and more. 
• Kit-Kats – returning regular snack-sized Kit-Kats and Witches Brew variety that features marshmallow cream and green coloring. 
• Hershey’s KISSES Candies with Monster Foils – another returning item packaged in monster-themed foils. 
• Hershey’s Cookies n Crème Fangs – classic Cookies n Crème bars with fangs printed on them. 

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The Most Popular Delivery Request in the U.S. Is:  "No Onions"

 

 

 We all have BIG battles and SMALL battles . . . and for some people, one of them is having food delivered WITHOUT ONIONS.

 

 

Uber Eats just released a new report, which includes a list of the most popular special requests when ordering food for delivery.  And "no onions" was the MOST common request.

 

 

"Dressing on the side" is second, followed by:  "Ranch" . . . "extra soy sauce" . . . "spicy" . . . "sauce on the side" . . . "no lettuce" . . . "no jalapeños" . . . "extra gravy" . . . and "no slaw."

 

 

Here are a few other random details from the report:

 

 

Overall, the most ordered items are:  French fries . . . garlic naan . . . Pad Thai . . . miso soup . . . and California roll.

 

The most popular "delivery combos" are:  Burrito bowls with cheese . . . French fries with salt . . . chicken sandwiches with shredded lettuce . . . cheeseburgers with mustard . . . and wings with ranch.

 

 

The most unexpected food combos are:  Steak with jelly . . . cottage cheese with mustard . . . condensed milk with avocado . . . seaweed with pasta sauce . . . and butter with pickled onions.  (???)

 

 

The most frequently paired food and booze are:  Ribeye and vodka . . . cheeseburger and frozen margarita . . . chicken and frozen piña colada . . . lobster tails and apple whiskey . . . and tamales and daiquiris.

 

 

Some other unique special requests include:

 

"Please fry my chicken VERY hard.  Very very crispy.  Almost burned!"

 

"Sauce on everything, I mean it, literally drown my food in that amazing nectar."

 

"Make it super, super hot, fire spicy . . . make-me-cry-hot . . . make me hurt!"

 

"I have braces and it's difficult for me to chew.  Please chop my salad and all ingredients in small, small pieces."

 

"Put it in a box instead of a circle container.  I refuse to eat any food if presented in a circle container."  

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The best bar in the world is a place called Sips in Spain.  The second best is a place called "Double Chicken Please" in New York City.  

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7-ELEVEN INTRODUCES NEW MTN DEW PITCH BLACK SLURPEE, BOGO PIZZA, $1 CANDY DEALS FOR HALLOWEEN AND NEW MERCH.

Halloween will be here before you know it and 7-Eleven is getting in the spooky season mood with special offerings that include a new MTN DEW Pitch Black Slurpee drink, BOGO pizza, $1 candy deals, and 7Collection merch. Here are the details: 

• MTN Dew Pitch Black Slurpee Drink – features the citrus flavor of MTN DEW with dark citrus and a frozen twist. All 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards members can also get small Slurpee drinks for $1 all season long to celebrate the release of the new Slurpee flavor, excluding Hawaii. MTN DEW Pitch Black is available at participating 7-Eleven and Speedway stores nationwide for a limited time. 
• BOGO Pizza – 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards members can purchase a large pizza and get a second large pizza for free on October 30 and 31, 2023. This deal is good for any pizza, including cheese, pepperoni, and Spicy Meat pizzas any time of the day or night with a limit of two free pizzas per day. 
• $1 Candy Deals – new 7-Select Candy including Candy Corn, Scary Gummies, Monster Cotton Candy and more are being introduced by the chain. In addition, 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards members can grab standard-size Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Nerd Ropes, Starburst, and more for $1. This deal runs from October 25 through October 31 and is good for both in-store and 7NOW delivery. 
• 7Collection Merch – this new merch collection is featured on the brand’s online merchandise shop called “Area 7-11.” Products include never-before-seen T-shirts, sweatshirts, accessories, and a one-of-a-kind inflatable Slurpee costume. Fans who purchase the costume get an exclusive invitation to join Slurpee +, a close friends group on Instagram that features exclusive content, special deals, early access to new merch and more. 

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