Candy cane shortage fueled by COVID, weak
peppermint harvest
Posted By: ladydawgfan, 12/19/2021 11:02:07 PM
It’s the great Candy Cane Crisis of 2021. Weakness in peppermint crops and COVID-caused logistical issues have created a problem for Big Candy. “We only received half of our candy cane order for the holiday season and sold out almost immediately. We currently have zero in stock,” Mitchell Cohen, the owner of Economy Candy on the Lower East Side, told The Post. “Raw material and ingredient shortages globally have had quite an impact.” It was a first for the store, which has been in business since 1937. Cohen said they sold more than 12,000 candy canes before running dry. “Since candy canes were invented, we’ve had candy canes,” he said.
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My local Wally World has plenty. What I can't understand is selling out of the kale and ham flavored canes!!