2021 Holiday Candy Shortages Are A Real Thing
If you haven't taken the time to grab your candy canes for this holiday season you might be out of luck due to ongoing supply chain issues and peppermint production.
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If you haven't taken the time to grab your candy canes for this holiday season you might be out of luck due to ongoing supply chain issues and peppermint production.
Candy canes are now joining the list of items facing a shortage this holiday season owing to low peppermint production and overall supply chain disruptions, leaving behind consumers with a weak fruit-flavored taste in the mouth.
Congestion at ports and labor shortages in the trucking industry have driven peppermint-flavored candy canes out of shelves with Christmas shoppers having to content themselves with fruit-flavored alternatives.
Is there a candy cane shortage? It could depend on where you live or when you shop, but peppermint production has declined over the past decade.
Ho Ho No - Say It Ain’t So - A Candy Cane Shortage At Christmas. Peppermint crop shortage and COVID-19 have contributed to a first ever shortage of candy canes.