072: Candy Corn and Penny Candy: A Fall Favorite and The Nostalgic Candy Bins

Hello! In this Short and "sweet" episode we take a look at your favorite (or most hated) fall candy and how Candy Corn helped to shape the Penny Candy loss leader model.

Sources for today's episode include:

An article from History.com titled Who invented candy corn by Becky Little.

https://www.history.com/articles/candy-corn-invented

An article from the tasting table titled The nostalgic History of penny candy stores by Lisa Curran Matte.

https://www.tastingtable.com/1295086/nostalgic-history-penny-candy-stores/

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