Top 10 Most Sold American Candy | So Sweet Shop (2024)

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What is the #1 selling candy in the US? ›

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are the No. 1 selling candy brand in the United States, consisting of white fudge, milk, or dark chocolate cups filled with peanut butter.

If you're looking for the largest candy store in the U.S., then you're going to have to take a trip to Cleveland, Ohio. There, you'll find b.a. Sweetie Candy Co., which calls itself the biggest candy store in, not only the country, but the entire North American continent.

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While historic Salem, Massachusetts, is known for its witches, the coastal city is also home the nation's oldest candy company in the United States. Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie has been in business since 1806, which is 17 years after Masschusetts became a state.

One surefire prediction for the balance of 2024 is that the perennial favorites will remain at the top of consumers' want lists. They include such famous names as Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, M&Ms, Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, Starburst and Hershey's Kisses.

1: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. This perennial favorite easily finished first in the candy derby, earning the title of most popular Halloween candy in 18 states, including densely populated ones like California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.

Taking the number one spot is Nestle's KitKat closely followed in second place by Twix. Snickers, Milky Way and Hershey Bar came in third, fourth and fifth while the rest of the top 10 was rounded out by Nestle Crunch, Butterfinger Bar, 3 Musketeers, Toblerone and Almond Joy.

Nerds Candy ranks as the candy with the highest sugar quantity, with a substantial 93g of sugar per 100g.

The data has been calculated by Statista based on the U.S. Census data and Simmons National Consumer Survey (NHCS). According to this statistic, 48.06 million Americans consumed Snickers (Chocolate) in 2020.

What is the richest candy company? ›

Global confectionery market: leading companies 2023, based on net sales. In 2023, Mars Incorporated was the world's leading confectionery company, with generated sales of around 22 billion U.S. dollars.

Hershey's U.S. sales topped $7 billion out of around $8 billion global sales in 2019. However, Mars, a privately-held company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is by far the world's leading confectionery company with up to $37 billion in annual revenue.

Looking at each state's candy-buying habits, Utah took the number one spot with the highest share of candy purchases. Idaho, Alaska, Montana, and Washington rounded out the top five. Nationally, 82% of Americans partake in purchasing candy for the Halloween season.