Over 75% of Americans made an Easter basket last year, and nearly 90% of them contained chocolates, marshmallows or jellybeans shaped like eggs, bunnies or baby chickens. Easter is the holiday most associated with candy, and Americans are expected to spend 2.6 billion dollars this year alone on Easter candy. According to the National Confectioner’s …
Easter candy
For many of us Easter is not just a religious event but also an opportunity for coloring hard-boiled eggs and making up baskets of candy. According to the National Confectioner’s Association, in 2013 Americans spent $ 2.1 billion on Easter candy, 70% of it chocolate. It’s traditional to hide colored eggs and chocolates in preparation …
