Americans may not know if trick or treating will happen this year because of the pandemic, but they’re buying a lot of Halloween candy while they wait to find out. U.S. sales of Halloween candy were up 13% over last year in the month ending Sept. 6, according to data from market research firm IRI and the National Confectioners Association. That enthusiasm is good news for candy companies, which rely on the 10-week Halloween period for around 14% of their annual $36 billion in U.S. sales. But it's not clear if demand will fall in late October, when there's usually a rush to buy candy for trick or treaters.

The Uncle Ben’s rice brand is changing its name to Ben's Original. Parent company Mars Inc. is the latest company to drop a logo criticized as a racial stereotype.

So many people look forward to Halloween, but this year is going to be vastly different for many.

Chick-fil-A is menu-testing a new chicken sandwich this fall in parts of North and South Carolina.

The discount grocery chain announced it will start selling a collection of more than 20 different advent calendars in November.

Lowe’s is offering small businesses, particularly those owned by minorities, the “Shark Tank” treatment.

There's tons of cheese on Taco Bell's menu, so a wine to pair with it is a natural next step.

Amazon will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders.

Oracle said Monday that the Chinese owner of TikTok has picked the U.S. company to be its “trusted technology provider,” beating out rival Microsoft in a deal that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S.