New York (CNN Business) There's a correlation between high Covid-19 cases and chocolate sales, according to Hershey. So the candy seller quickly figured out a way to sell more chocolate during the pandemic. The company noticed that in US zip codes with high coronavirus cases, demand for its milk chocolate bar spiked between 40 and 50 percent, it said Friday. Because in those areas, people were spending more time outdoors to try to curb the spread of the virus. And more time outside meant making more S'mores — and buying more Hershey's chocolate bars, Hershey (HSY) said.

Source: The Nation November 06, 2020 16:41 UTC