POSIT, this sounds like a lovely community event and it does not involve candy.

Okay, so let's switch from onion rings to one of the myriad flavors of milkshakes that

are also very popular at Cookout.

Also not a candy.

Halloween candy, if somebody gave my child, if they dumped a milkshake into his candy

bag on a Halloween trick or treat, I think everybody involved might be a little bit upset

about that.

Here on Monthly Fool Money, we take our Halloween candy power rankings very, very seriously.

I'm Chris Hill and with just hours to go before Halloween, Ricky Mulvian, Asa Charma are diving

into the business of candy.

They'll take a closer look at Hershey's market-beating strategy and why shrinkflation is

hitting your trick or treat bag.

You know it's back this year's shrinkflation, which is nothing new for candy according

to a Washington Post story.

In the 1950s, candy companies told vending machine operators that they would have to raise

prices going from five cents for a piece of candy to six cents.

The vending machine folks barked and asked that the candy companies just make the products

smaller.

You're seeing this across the board with consumer goods in general asset, but I think you're

seeing it extraordinarily prominently, or extraordinarily prominently, is that a phrase?

You're seeing it prominently in the candy space, at least from my consumer experience.

Yeah, as you point out, this has been going on for a while, Ricky.

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