OCT 19 WHAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR HALLOWEEN CANDIES?

OCT 19  WHAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR HALLOWEEN CANDIES?

Halloween is a mere twelve days away! And you know what that means: Women wearing inappropriate costumes to work, way to many pumpkin flavored foods and...of course...CANDY! When shopping, you want to buy the type that will please trick-or-treaters the most. Thankfully, the DUNER BLOG found a recent survey to answer this important question.

#1 REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS. 36%. There is just something magical about mixing chocolate and nuts. Each is good alone, but when combined they become glorious. Contrary to the "You got your chocolate stuck in my peanut butter" commercial, H.B. Reese did not come up with the idea by accident. Nope, the Hershey employee experimented with raisins, mint, toffee, coconut, etc. before finally deciding upon peanut butter.

#2. SNICKERS 18%. The most famous product from the famed Mars Family also combines chocolate and peanuts...but this time with caramel. Named after a horse in the Mars stable, Snickers owes a large part of its appeal to aggressive advertising. Hungry? Why wait? It's So Satisfying! Over the past 50 years, Snickers has partnered with NASCAR, FIFA, The Olympics, Super Bowl and even Mr. T.

#3. M&M'S 11%. The second-most popular candy from the Mars Company employs one of the most basic principles of marketing: People are drawn to bright colors. Forrest Mars got the idea from the similar British candy Smarties, which has chocolate covered in a colorful candy shell. In 1941, he designed an oval shaped version. Each one is stamped with a lower-case 'm.'

#4. HERSHEY BARS. 6% America's iconic chocolate bar owes its success to never changing. First produced in Central Pennsylvania in the year 1900, Hershey's secret is using fresh milk from the plentiful dairy farms in the area. This gives it that creamy flavor and that fluffy consistency. They also have stayed true to the same shape, size and packaging. If it ain't broke...

#5. SKITTLES 5%. The lone non-chocolate based is fruit-flavored Skittles. Trying to capitalize on the popularity of M&M's, Mars developed a similar candy, replacing the chocolate center with some odd sugar ball. Instead of an 'M', Skittles have an 'S' on their equally colorful shell. The coolest moment Skittles ever had was when NFL running back Marshawn Lynch ate them to celebrate a touchdown.